Table 4.
Correlation between serum leptin and various parameters in obese children with and without metabolic syndrome (MS).
| Leptin in obese children with MS |
Leptin in obese children without MS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | |
| BMI | 0.724 | <0.001 | 0.625 | <0.001 |
| Systolic BP | 0.128 | 0.06 | 0.168 | 0.07 |
| Diastolic BP | 0.154 | 0.07 | 0.178 | 0.08 |
| Waist circumference | 0.822 | <0.001 | 0.804 | <0.001 |
| Total cholesterol | 0.188 | 0.08 | 0.190 | 0.08 |
| Triglycerides | 0.084 | 0.422 | 0.094 | 0.482 |
| LDL cholesterol | 0.166 | 0.123 | 0.202 | 0.148 |
| HDL cholesterol | −0.026 | 0.812 | −0.036 | 0.654 |
| Fasting glucose | 0.482 | <0.01 | 0.422 | <0.01 |
| Fasting insulin | 0.435 | 0.01 | 0.388 | 0.01 |
| HOMA-IR | 0.328 | 0.01 | 0.358 | 0.01 |
| LVMI | 0.345 | <0.01 | 0.335 | <0.01 |
BP = blood pressure; BMI = body mass index; FGIR = fasting glucose insulin ratio; HDL = high density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR = homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance.