Relationship between Birth Weight and Metabolic Status in Obese Adolescents

Table 3

Relationships between birth size (g) and metabolic and vascular parameters in obese adolescents.

	𝑟^2	𝑃 value	Slope-intercept
BMI z-score	0.05	0.033	𝑦 = 0.77 + 1.28𝐸  − 4𝑥
Insulin	0.05	<0.001	𝑦 = 32.39 − 0.01𝑥
HOMA	0.05	<0.001	𝑦 = 7.42 − 0.01𝑥
A1C	0.08	0.020	𝑦 = 0.05 + 0.26𝐸  − 6𝑥
Adiponectin	0.07	0.008	𝑦 = 0.55 + 0.01𝑥
Leptin/adiponectin ratio	0.07	0.010	𝑦 = 37.20 − 0.01𝑥

BMI: body mass index; HOMA: Homeostasis Model Assessment. No significant relationships were found between birth size and BMI, percent body fat, leptin, basal glucose or 2 h GTT values, systolic or diastolic blood pressure z-scores, peripheral arterial tomography, HDL, LDL, or triglyceride values, maternal age, ethnicity, age of menarche, Tanner puberty stage, or the presence of acne, hirsuitism, or acanthosis.