Severely Obese Adolescents and Adults Exhibit a Different Association of Circulating Levels of Adipokines and Leukocyte Expression of the Related Receptors with Insulin Resistance

Table 2

Correlations of adipokines and ghrelin with all other parameters investigated in the study. Only significant correlations with the respective 𝑟 coefficient are reported (𝑃<0.05).

Adiponectin
Height	0,227
BMI	−0,232
Total cholesterol	0,216
Insulin	−0,257
Eosinophils %	0,207
Neutrophils 𝑁.	−0,250
Monocytes 𝑁.	−0,241
Leptin	−0,317
Ghrelin	0,334
Ghrelin
Weight	−0,379
BMI	−0,376
Waist circumference	−0,369
Hip circumference	−0,366
Insulin	−0,377
Lymphocytes 𝑁.	−0,352
Monocytes 𝑁.	−0,404
Leptin	−0,318
Leptin
Weight	0,681
BMI	0,750
Waist circumference	0,716
Hip circumference	0,721
Triglycerides	0,292
CRP	0,478
Insulin	0,356
Eosinophils %	−0,240
Neutrophils 𝑁.	0,542
Lymphocytes 𝑁.	0,524
Monocytes 𝑁.	0,569
Basophils 𝑁.	0,242
TNF-𝛼
Age	−0,375
Total cholesterol	−0,257
Triglycerides	−0,217
Glucose	−0,322
IGF-1	0,413
Neutrophils %	−0,210
Lymphocytes 𝑁.	0,225
Leptin	0,275

𝑁.: absolute number (10⁹/L).