In T1D, adiponectin levels were reported to be about 30% higher than in healthy humans and associated positively with age and diabetes duration, but inversely with weight-adjusted daily insulin dose, BMI, and percentage trunk and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) volume (38, 39, 41, 44, 46, 47, 52). The gene discussed is ADIPOQ; the disease is type 1 diabetes mellitus.