Association of Irisin Plasma Levels with Anthropometric Parameters in Children with Underweight, Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obesity

Table 2

Association between irisin plasma levels with body composition and metabolic parameters.

	Multiple linear regression; (B/)	Pearson correlation; (rho/)
BMI; (kg/m^2)	−5.318/0.218	0.307/0.0539
BMI; (percentile)	0.564/0.008	0.387/0.0136
Waist; (cm)	−0.409/0.630	0.373/0.0178
MUAC; (cm)	−4.861/0.163	0.266/0.0970
Fat mass; (kg)	3.059/0.273	0.290/0.0691
Fat mass; (%)	0.167/0.906	0.276/0.0849
Body muscle mass; (kg)	−1.986/0.377	−0.0272/0.868
Fat-free mass; (kg)	2.790/0.059	0.353/0.0254
Triglycerides; (mg/dL)	−0.0623/0.545	−0.0944/0.563
Total cholesterol; (mg/dL)	0.202/0.135	0.127/0.435
HDL cholesterol; (mg/dL)	0.130/0.855	0.145/0.370

Correlation coefficients are shown for Pearson product and multiple regression analysis as indicated.