ADIPOQ and rheumatoid arthritis: These results translated into an association of adiponectin concentrations with high systolic and mean blood pressure as well as low LDL and high HDL cholesterol concentrations and low total-HDL cholesterol and triglycerides-HDL cholesterol ratios in RA but not non-RA subjects, and adiponectin concentrations were more strongly associated with non-HDL cholesterol concentrations and the triglycerides-HDL cholesterol ratio in RA compared to non-RA subjects.