Finally, to further assess whether larger adipocyte size in South Asians persists independent of total or subcutaneous abdominal fat mass and associates with lower plasma adiponectin concentrations and insulin resistance, we compared 14 South Asians and 17 Caucasian men with body fat <25% of total body weight who had adipose tissue biopsy done (figure 5). Here, ADIPOQ is linked to Insulin resistance.