Serum Leptin Concentrations in Turkish Parkinson’s Disease Population

Table 3

Correlation of leptin levels, BMI, and WC with age, gender, and use of dopamine agonist treatment. BMI (kg/m²): body mass index; WC (cm): waist circumference.

		Leptin level	BMI	WC
Age	r	0.388	0.267	0.224
	𝑃	^a𝟎.𝟎𝟏𝟑^∗	^b0.095	^b0.165
Gender	z	−4.162	−1.565	−1.403
	𝑃	^b𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟏^∗∗	^b0.118	^b0.160
Dopamine agonist use	z	−2.046	−0.457	−0.068
	𝑃	^b𝟎.𝟎𝟒𝟏^∗	^b0.648	^b0.946

aSpearman correlation analysis.
^bMann-Whitney 𝑈-test.
^∗𝑃<0.05.
^∗∗𝑃<0.01.