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. 2014 Mar 4;38(7):930–935. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2014.24

Table 5. Partial correlations of change in size, body composition and metabolic risk from 7 to 12 years.

  Δ Leptin adj. Δ Height Δ Insulin adj. Δ Height
  Boys Girls Boys Girls
Δ Fat 0.68# 0.55# 0.20* 0.36#
  Δ Leptin adj. Δ Fat Δ Insulin adj. Δ Fat
  Boys Girls Boys Girls
Δ Height −0.09 0.09 0.20* 0.31**
  Δ Leptin adj. Δ Lean Δ Insulin adj. Δ Lean
  Boys Girls Boys Girls
Δ Fat 0.68# 0.57# 0.22* 0.41#
  Δ Leptin adj. Δ Fat Δ Insulin adj. Δ Fat
  Boys Girls Boys Girls
Δ Lean −0.08 0.19 0.21* 0.39#

Fat mass, insulin and leptin are natural log-transformed.

Δ=change between 7 and 12 years.

#P<0.001; **P<0.01; *P<0.05.