Table 2.
Correlations between leptin and age, basal insulin levels, body mass index, insulin resistance, body fat composition and impedance in the overall, control and PCOS groups.
| Overall (n=52) | Control group (n=25) | PCOS group (n=27) | ||||
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| Correlation coefficient | P value | Correlation coefficient | P value | Correlation coefficient | P value | |
| Age (years) | 0.092 | NS | 0.397 | <0.05 | 0.060 | NS |
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| Insulin basal (μU/ml) | 0.795 | <0.01 | 0.755 | <0.01 | 0.698 | <0.01 |
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| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.727 | <0.01 | 0.783 | <0.01 | 0.577 | <0.01 |
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| Insulin Resistance (IR) | 0.741 | <0.01 | 0.730 | <0.01 | 0.620 | <0.01 |
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| Fat % | 0.495 | <0.01 | 0.554 | <0.01 | 0.313 | NS |
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| Fat (kg) | 0.502 | <0.01 | 0.708 | <0.01 | 0.304 | NS |
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| Lean % | −0.440 | <0.01 | −0.580 | <0.01 | −0.179 | NS |
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| Lean (kg) | 0.415 | <0.01 | 0.490 | <0.05 | 0.233 | NS |
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| Water % | −0.442 | <0.01 | −0.207 | NS | −0.290 | NS |
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| Water (L) | 0.416 | <0.01 | 0.528 | <0.01 | 0.232 | NS |
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| Impedance (Ohms) | −0.308 | 0.05 | −0.509 | 0.05 | −0.090 | NS |
IR=fasting serum insulin (μU/ml) × fasting plasma glucose (mmol/liter)/22.5; NS=non-significant