Table 2.

Correlation of chemerin serum levels with anthropometric and metabolic parameters in children.

Parameter	r	p	rb	p b	rb	p b
			(adjusted for age)		(adjusted for age, BMI SDS)
Agea	–0.266	.012
BMIa	0.341	.001	–0.034	.757
BMI SDSa	0.375	<.001	0.284	.008
WC	0.103	.06	0.127	.106	0.113	.17
Tanner stagea	–0.171	.112	–0.034	.757	–0.165	.128
TC, mmol/La	0.325	.015	0.123	.37	0.113	.414
TG mmol/La	0.33	.011	–0.02	.884	–0.038	.776
LDL-c, mmol/La	0.143	.343	0.031	.84	0.025	.874
HDL-c mmol/La	–0.062	.675	0.101	.5	0.103	.519
Insulin, μU/mLa	0.366	.001	0.171	.118	0.028	.803
FPG, mmol/La	0.058	.604	0.017	.883	0.027	.815
HOMA-IRa	0.383	<.001	0.241	.034	0.122	.289

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; SDC, standard deviation score; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; WC, waist circumference.

^aSpearman correlation analysis was performed for chemerin serum levels and the indicated parameter.

^bPartial correlation analysis was performed.