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Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Obes. 2013 Jan 16;8(6):10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00127.x. doi: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00127.x

Table 3. Associations between child adiponectin, leptin and metabolic parameters, including lipid profile (N = 56) and blood pressure (N = 122).

Child Metabolic Parameters
Glucose (mg/dL) Cholesterol (mg/dL) TG (mg/dL) VLDL (mg/dL) LDL (mg/dL) HDL(mg/dL) SBP(mmHg) DBP(mmHg)

Mean ±SD, Range 89±6, 73-101 151±30,94-228 83±42, 30-195 17±8, 6-39 82±26,35-156 52±12, 27-98 97.4±11.1, 74.5 -133 53.4±5.9, 37.5-70
Child Adiponectin
Crude Beta (P) −0.0004(0.99) −0.04(0.81) −0.8 (<0.001) −0.2 (<0.001) −0.1(0.44) 0.2 (<0.001) −0.2(0.004) −0.1(0.04)
Adjusting for 9Yr BMI (P) 0.01(0.81) −0.1(0.63) −0.5(0.03) −0.1(0.03) −0.1(0.44) 0.1(0.02) −0.01(0.86) −0.02(0.58)
Child Leptin (logged)
Crude Beta (P) 1.5(0.38) −6.3 (0.47) 31.9 (0.007) 6.4 (0.007) 1.1(0.88) −13.8 (<0.001) 15.1 (<0.001) 5.3 (<0.001)
Adjusting for 9Yr BMI (P) 1.8(0.53) −7.3(0.59) −13.8(0.38) −2.9 (0.4) −0.5(0.97) −4.9 (0.23) 7.6 (<0.001) 3.6(0.02)

Abbreviations: BMI, Body mass index; TG, Triglycerides; VLDL, Very low-density lipoprotein; LDL, Low-density lipoprotein; HDL, High-density lipoprotein; SBP, Systolic blood pressure; DBP, Diastolic blood pressure.