Table 4. Correlation of UCP1 mRNA expression with anthropometric parameters and expression data in UCP1^{histological+} samples from children (n = 10).

Parameter	R	p
Anthropometric parameters
Age [years]	-0.75	0.013
BMI-SDS	-0.07	>0.1
PH	-0.07	>0.1
Outside Temperature [°C]	-0.44	>0.1
Biological data
Adipocyte area [μm²]	-0.47	>0.1
PRDM16 mRNA a	0.85	0.002
PAT2 mRNA a	0.51	>0.1
TMEM26 mRNA a	0.35	>0.1
TBX1 mRNA a	0.03	>0.1
HOXC9 mRNA a	0.61	0.083
P2RX5 mRNA a	0.40	>0.1
ZIC1 mRNA a	-0.2	>0.1
LHX8 mRNA a	-0.29	>0.1
LEP mRNA a	-0.12	>0.1
ASC1 mRNA a	0.36	>0.1
ADIPOQ mRNA a	0.46	>0.1

BMI, body-mass index; SDS, standard deviation score; PH, pubertal stage.

^aPearson correlation analysis was performed for log-transformed UCP1 expression levels.