METABOLIC

Adiponectin

Also known as Adipo

What it is

Adiponectin is a fat-cell hormone that improves insulin sensitivity and has anti-inflammatory effects.

Why it matters

Adiponectin drops as visceral fat and metabolic dysfunction rise. It rounds out a metabolic panel beyond glucose and insulin.

Range GPLX watches for

GPLX watches for adiponectin in the mid-to-upper range in symptomatic patients. Low values track with metabolic disease.

This educational range is not a personal diagnostic threshold. Your physician interprets your result in context of your full biomarker panel, medications, symptoms, and history.

What abnormal values can suggest

If low

A low adiponectin value can suggest insulin resistance, obesity, or metabolic syndrome.

If high

A high adiponectin value is generally considered metabolically favorable.

This marker is reviewed when clinically appropriate as part of physician-directed labs. Membership is $39.99/month; consultation is $30.

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