Table 2.
Association between irisin plasma levels with body composition and metabolic parameters.
| Multiple linear regression (B/p) |
Pearson correlation (rho/p) |
|
|---|---|---|
| BMI (kg/m2) |
−5.318/0.218 | 0.307/0.0539 |
| BMI (percentile) |
0.564/0.008 | 0.387/0.0136 |
| Waist (cm) |
−0.409/0.630 | 0.373/0.0178 |
| MUAC (cm) |
−4.861/0.163 | 0.266/0.0970 |
| Fat mass (kg) |
3.059/0.273 | 0.290/0.0691 |
| Fat mass (%) |
0.167/0.906 | 0.276/0.0849 |
| Body muscle mass (kg) |
−1.986/0.377 | −0.0272/0.868 |
| Fat-free mass (kg) |
2.790/0.059 | 0.353/0.0254 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) |
−0.0623/0.545 | −0.0944/0.563 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) |
0.202/0.135 | 0.127/0.435 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) |
0.130/0.855 | 0.145/0.370 |
Correlation coefficients are shown for Pearson product and multiple regression analysis as indicated.