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. 2018 Nov 23;19(12):3727. doi: 10.3390/ijms19123727

Table 3.

Association of circulating irisin with cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic alterations.

Author Sample Insulin HOMA Glucose TG HDL-c LDL-c TC MS Leptin Others
Löffler 2015 [11] n = 105 (46 boys) Germany NW (n = 20), OW/OB (n = 64) 8–21 y-o and OB (n = 58 (23 boys)) 7–17 y-o. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
Al-Daghri 2014 [28] n = 133 (76 boys) Saudi Arabia 9–15 years y-o. OB (n = 30). 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 (+) with ANG II
Reinehr 2015 [10] n = 60 Germany 10–15 y-o NW (n = 20 (10 boys)), OB (n = 40 (20 boys)) + + 0 + + N/A N/A N/A (+) with 2-h OGTT and DBP
Binay 2017 [7] n = 120 Turkey 10–18 y-o NW (n =30), OB (n = 90). + + + N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (+) with SBP in OB
Catli 2016 [5] n = 66 Turkey 8–15 y-o. OB (n = 20 (20 boys)), NW (n = 30 (16 boys)). + + 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 N/A
Nigro 2017 [20] n = 27 (19 boys) OB Italy 4–13 y-o, NW (n = 13 (4 boys)). N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (−) with adiponectin
Blüher 2014 [27] n = 65 OB (35 boys) 7–18 y-o. 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No relation with adiponectin, leptin, or resistin
De Meneck 2018 [29] n = 87 (47 boys)
Brazi l6–12 y-o. NW (n = 63), OW/OB (n = 24)
+ + + + N/A 0 N/A N/A (+) with SBP and DBP in the entire cohort, (+) with EPCs
Viitasalo 2015 [30] n = 444 (247 boys)
Finland 6–9 y-o. NW (n = 388), OW/OB (n = 55).
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (+) with unfavorable fatty acid profile
Shim 2018 [9] n = 96 (56 boys) Korea 6 to 10 y-o. NW (n = 54), OW (n = 16), OB (n = 26). N/A N/A (−) in
OW/OB
0 0 0 N/A (+) with SBP and DBP in OB/OW
Palacios-González 2015 [6] n = 85 (40 boys) Mexico 8–10 y-o. NW (n = 25), OW (n = 23), OB (n = 37). N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A + N/A

DBP (diastolic blood pressure), HDL-c (high-density lipoprotein cholesterol), LDL-c (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol), N/A (not available), NW (normal weight), OB (obese), OGGT (oral glucose tolerance test), OW (overweight), PBF (percent body fat), SBP (systolic blood pressure), TC (total cholesterol, + (positive correlation), − (negative correlation), 0 (no correlation).