ADIPOQ and metabolic syndrome: Specifically, the proportion of participants with MetS was lowest in the higher-adiponectin (≥ 4.5)/lower-IR (< 1.6) group and highest in the lower-adiponectin (< 4.5)/higher-IR (≥ 1.6) group before and after the adjustment (p0 < 0.001, p1 < 0.001, p2 < 0.001, p3 < 0.001).