ADIPOQ and myocardial infarction: Interestingly, our results showed a reverse relationship between salivary adiponectin and CRP levels in controls vs. AMI patients, which contrasts with another study using serum samples, which found that Adiponectin and CRP levels were lower and higher, respectively, in both controls and MI patients, but only in those with higher BMI, which we excluded from our selection criteria (38–40).