Independent relationships of retinol binding protein 4 concentrations with metabolic risk factors.

Data were analyzed in mixed regression models in which demographic characteristics, alcohol use, the waist-hip ratio, the glomerular filtration rate and cardiovascular drugs were adjusted for. Significant associations are shown in bold type. HDL = high-density lipoprotein, LDL = low-density lipoprotein, VCAM = vascular adhesion molecule, ICAM = intercellular adhesion molecule, MCP = monocyte chemoattractant protein. *Logarithmically transformed variables.