ADIPOQ and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Furthermore, in the combined NGT and T2D cohorts, adiponectin was inversely associated with sSAT and dSAT in the WE men (r = −0.34, p = 0.033 and r = −0.31, p = 0.052, respectively), but not BWA men (r = 0.13, p = 0.425 and r = −0.08, p = 0.606, respectively); these relationships remained significant after adjustment for age.