The adjusted odds ratio (OR) for ARDS associated with each 5 mcg increase in adiponectin was 1.12 (95 % CI 1.01, 1.25, p value 0.025) in a model that included BMI, history of diabetes, pulmonary source of sepsis, and APACHE III (Table 3). The gene discussed is ADIPOQ; the disease is acute respiratory distress syndrome.