Table 4. Correlation between serum leptin and adiponectin levels and clinical parameters in MM patients.
| leptin | adiponectin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman r | P value | Spearman r | P value | |
| IgG | 0.607 | 0.001 | –0.575 | 0.001 |
| MM cell % | 0.513 | 0.005 | –0.065 | 0.741 |
| ß2 MG | 0.572 | 0.01 | –0.577 | 0.001 |
| ESR | 0.374 | 0.05 | –0.441 | 0.019 |
| Serum albumin | 0.546 | 0.003 | 0.517 | 0.005 |
| LDH | –0.014 | 0.943 | –0.179 | 0.362 |
| Hb | 0.279 | 0.151 | 0.262 | 0.179 |
| serum calcium | –0.275 | 0.156 | 0.264 | 0.175 |
Abbreviations: MM, multiple myeloma; MG, microglobulin; ESR, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.