ADIPOQ and diabetes mellitus: Adiponectin, under natural-log transformation, was positively associated with NT-proBNP (measured in pg/mL), under natural-log transformation (β = 0.16, P < 0.001) after adjustment for model 2 covariables (age, sex, race, total cholesterol, HDL-C, current smoking, SBP, antihypertensive medication use, diabetes status, BMI, eGFR, lipid-lowering medication use, and hs-CRP).