Table 2.

Correlation between leptin level and body composition measurements in male and female PD patients. BMI (kg/m²): body mass index; BW (kg): body weight; WC (cm): waist circumference.

Leptin level (ng/mL)
		Female patients (n = 12)	Male patients (n = 28)	All subjects (n = 40)
BMI	r	0.329	0.731	0.624
	P	0.297	0.001**	0.001**
BW	r	0.322	0.616	0.328
	P	0.308	0.001**	0.039**
WC	r	0.266	0.557	0.471
	P	0.404	0.002**	0.002**

Spearman correlation analysis.

**P < 0.01.