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. 2017 Feb 13;17:125. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3097-8

Table 5.

Analysis of metabolic variables with the components of metabolic syndrome at first assessment

Outcome variables Fat percentage tertile (values)a HOMA-IR tertile a Adiponectin tertilea Leptin tertilea Leptin adiponectin ratio tertilea
2 (24.2–35.0) 3 (35.1–46.7) 2 (3.6–5.5) 3 (5.6–13.9) 2 (15.3–25.4) 3 (25.5–44.3) 2 (4.1–13.4) 3 (13.5–30.8) 2 (0.3–0.7) 3 (0.8–2.9)
MS
 Waist circumference (cm)
  Coeficient 9.5 17.7 6.2 13.8 −1.9 −6.2 7.6 15.7 10.0 14.6
  95% CI 3.4; 16.6 11.6; 23.7 −0.6; 13.1 6.9; 20.7 −10.1; 6.3 −14.4; 1.9 0.6; 14.6 8.7; 22.6 2.8; 17.1 7.4; 21.7
   P 0.033 0.000 0.075 <0.001 0.641 0.133 0.033 <0.001 0.007 <0.001
 Blood Pressure (mmHg)
  Systolic BP
   Coeficient 0.2 6.2 2.3 6.2 −1.4 −0.3 0.4375 5.4 3.1 7.6
   95% CI −6.4; 6.9 −0.5; 12.8 −4.4; 9.1 −0.4; 12.8 −8.3; 5.6 −7.4; 6.8 −6.4; 7.3 −1.4; 12.3 −3.6; 9.8 0.9; 14.3
    P 0.944 0.068 0.488 0.066 0.693 0.940 0.898 0.117 0.353 0.027
  Diastolic BP
   Coeficient 1.3 6.1 1.0 3.6 2.3 1.9 1.8 5.9 2.3 5.4
   95% CI −4.0; 7.1 0.3; 11.8 −5.0; 6.9 −2.3; 9.4 −4.0; 8.5 −4.4; 8.3 −4.4; 7.9 −0.3; 12.0 −3.9; 8.5 −0.8; 11.6
    P 0.654 0.040 0.745 0.227 0.473 0.542 0.570 0.061 0.470 0.088
  Glucose (mg/dL)
   Coeficient 4.9 0.1 4.9 10.6 −5.1 −0.6 4.2 2.3 1.3 2.9
   95% CI −0.8; 10.6 −5.6; 4.7 −0.1; 10.0 5.6; 15.7 −10.9; 0.8 −6.4; 5.2 −1.8; 10.1 −3.6; 8.3 −4.7; 7.3 −3.1; 8.9
    P 0.089 0.983 0.055 <0.001 0.087 0.838 0.165 0.433 0.657 0.341
  Triglycerides (mg/dL)
   Coeficient 28.4 52.3 36.6 38.8 3.7 −23.1 14.2 56.7 31.7 56.4
   95% CI −2.9; 59.8 20.9; 83.7 4.1; 69.0 6.3; 71.3 −30.8; 38.1 −57.5; 11.4 −16.7; 45.0 25.8; 87.6 0.5; 62.9 25.2; 87.7
    P 0.075 0.002 0.028 0.020 0.832 0.184 0.360 0.001 0.046 0.001
  HDL-C (mg/dL)
   Coeficient −6.0 −3.0 −2.3 −8.2 −5.1 1.9 −1.1875 −4.9 −5.3 −9.4
   95% CI −14.5; 2.6 −11.6; 5.5 −10.6; 6.1 −16.6; 0.1 −13.2; 3.0 −6.2; 10.0 −9.4; 7.0 −13.1; 3.3 −13.2; 2.6 −17.3; −1.5
    P 0.167 0.477 0.586 0.053 0.213 0.644 0.773 0.237 0.182 0.021
Adipokines
 Adiponectin (μg/mL)
  Coeficient −4.6 4.3 0.3 −1.1 2.0 1.9 - -
  95% CI −12.9; 3.8 −4.2; 12.8 −8.7; 9.3 −9.9; 7.8 - - −6.9; 10.8 −6.9; 10.7
   P 0.274 0.317 0.950 0.809 0.656 0.667
 Adiponectin (μg/mL/Kg)
  Coeficient −0.7 −0.5 −0.5 −1.7 −0.5 −1.0 - -
  95% CI −2.1; 0.6 −1.8; 0.9 −1.8; 0.7 −2.9; −0.5 - - −1.9; 0.9 −2.3; 0.4
   P 0.288 0.497 0.408 0.009 0.445 0.165
 Leptin (μg/mL)
  Coeficient 7.3 16.0 4.3 10.0 4.9 2.0 - - -
  95% CI 4.6; 10.0 13.2; 18.8 −0.3; 9.0 5.4; 14.6 -0.3; 10.2 −3.2; 7.3
   P <0.001 <0.001 0.069 <0.001 0.067 0.441
 Leptin (μg/mL/Kg)
  Coeficient 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.1 - - - -
  95% CI 0.1; 1.2 0.4; 1.5 0.1; 1.3 −0.3; 0.9 0.1; 1.2 -0.4; 0.7
   P 0.048 0.001 0.037 0.341 0.032 0.699
Insulin resistance
 Fasting insulin (mμ/mL)
  Coeficient 13.3 10.6 - - −2.2 −2.3 10.6 15.0 11.2 13.1
  95% CI 7.0; 19.6 4.3; 16.9 −10.1; 5.6 −10.1; 5.5 4.2; 17.0 8.6; 21.4 4.6; 17.9 6.4; 19.8
   P <0.001 0.001 0.569 0.559 0.002 <0.001 0.001 <0.001
 HOMA-IR
  Coeficient 3.2 2.3 - - −0.8 −0.6 2.6 3.4 2.6 3.1
  95% CI 1.6; 4.9 0.7; 3.9 −2.8; 1.1 −2.5; 1.3 0.9; 4.3 1.7; 5.1 0.9; 4.3 1.3; 4.8
   P <0.001 0.007 0.391 0.537 0.003 <0.001 0.004 0.001

Values obtained through robust linear regression analysis, adjusted for gender, age, treatment (only chemotherapy or chemotherapy plus radiotherapy), and diagnoses (acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoma). aThe referent was tertile 1. Abbreviations: MS Metabolic syndrome