ADIPOQ and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Adiponectin was associated with type 2 diabetes for those with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 in Models 1 (HR = 0.54; 95% CI = 0.44, 0.66) and 2 (HR = 0.69; 95% CI = 0.56, 0.86; Table 3).