Table 2.

Correlation between leptin and cinical and biochemical parameters in adolescents with CDGP

Parameters	R	P- value
Age (years)	0.13	0.5
Weight (kg)	0.62	< 0.001*
Height (cm)	0.79	0.002*
BMI (kg/m2)	0.87	< 0.001*
Testicular volume(ml)	0.37	0.049*
Bone age(years)	0.52	0.011*
Bone age delay(years)	-0.47	0.012*
FSH (iu/ml)	0.44	0.04*
LH (iu/ml)	0.42	0.038*
Testosterone (ng/ml)	0.43	0.039*
Ghrelin (ng/ml)	- 0.56	0.005*

CDGP: Constitutional delay of growth and puberty; BMI: Body mass index;

FSH: Follicle stimulating hormone; LH: Luteinizing hormone; *P is significant if < 0.05