Adiponectin and Leptin Metabolic Biomarkers in Chinese Children and Adolescents

Table 2

Pearson correlation coefficients of leptin and adiponectin. #Skewed distributions logarithmically transformed for Pearson correlation. Significances are ^∗𝑃<.05, ^∗∗𝑃<.01, and ^∗∗∗𝑃<.001.

Variables	Leptin^#				Adiponectin^#
	Girls		Boys		Girls		Boys
	NonOwt	Owt/Ob	NonOwt	Owt/Ob	NonOwt	Owt/Ob	NonOwt	Owt/Ob
𝑛	963	722	680	1064	986	725	708	1066
Age	0.517^∗∗∗	0.253^∗∗∗	0.033	−0.172^∗∗∗	−0.191^∗∗∗	−0.201^∗∗∗	−0.350^∗∗∗	−0.366^∗∗∗
Leptin^#	−0.219^∗∗∗	−0.097^∗∗	−0.114^∗∗	0.018	−0.219^∗∗∗	−0.097^∗∗	−0.114^∗∗	0.018
Adiponectin^#	0.691^∗∗∗	0.469^∗∗∗	0.377^∗∗∗	0.272^∗∗∗	−0.282^∗∗∗	−0.240^∗∗∗	−0.301^∗∗∗	−0.329^∗∗∗
Body mass index	0.708^∗∗∗	0.466^∗∗∗	0.351^∗∗∗	0.291^∗∗∗	−0.267^∗∗∗	−0.288^∗∗∗	−0.329^∗∗∗	−0.346^∗∗∗
Waist circumference	0.375^∗∗∗	0.354^∗∗∗	0.432^∗∗∗	0.466^∗∗∗	−0.180^∗∗∗	−0.141^∗∗∗	NS	−0.082^∗∗
Waist to height ratio	0.734^∗∗∗	0.498^∗∗∗	0.446^∗∗∗	0.386^∗∗∗	−0.271^∗∗∗	−0.230^∗∗∗	−0.157^∗∗∗	NS
Fat mass percentage	0.294^∗∗∗	0.150^∗∗∗	NS	NS	−0.173^∗∗∗	−0.109^∗∗	−0.202^∗∗∗	−0.225^∗∗∗
Systolic BP	0.274^∗∗∗	0.133^∗∗∗	NS	NS	−0.108^∗∗∗	NS	−0.099^∗∗	−0.126^∗∗∗
Diastolic BP	0.342^∗∗∗	0.218^∗∗∗	0.281^∗∗∗	0.272^∗∗∗	−0.144^∗∗∗	−0.172^∗∗∗	−0.109^∗∗	−0.144^∗∗∗
Triglycerides^#	NS	NS	0.140^∗∗∗	0.154^∗∗∗	NS	NS	NS	NS
Total cholesterol	−0.193^∗∗∗	NS	−0.088	NS	0.246^∗∗∗	0.231^∗∗∗	0.231^∗∗∗	0.326^∗∗∗
HDL-C	NS	NS	0.153^∗∗∗	0.153^∗∗∗	NS	NS	NS	NS
LDL cholesterol	0.121^∗∗∗	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.068
Glucose	0.510^∗∗∗	0.425^∗∗∗	0.366^∗∗∗	0.339^∗∗∗	−0.201^∗∗∗	−0.211^∗∗∗	−0.201^∗∗∗	−0.270^∗∗∗
Insulin^#	0.502^∗∗∗	0.409^∗∗∗	0.364^∗∗∗	0.326^∗∗∗	−0.200^∗∗∗	−0.197^∗∗∗	−0.196^∗∗∗	−0.247^∗∗∗
HOMA-IR^#	𝑃<.001	±	^∗∗𝑃<.01	^∗∗∗𝑃<.001	^▵𝑃<.01	^▵▵▵𝑃<.001	+	<