Table 3.
Relations of leptin protein with four miRNAs and three obesity indicators.
| 95% CI | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Variable | Dependent Variable | β or OR | Lower CI | Upper CI | p-Value |
| miR-328-3p | Leptin | −1.65 | −4.80 | 1.50 | 0.2936 |
| miR-1301-3p | Leptin | −0.88 | −4.88 | 3.11 | 0.6540 |
| miR-4685-3p | Leptin | −2.01 | −4.65 | 0.64 | 0.1310 |
| miR-6803-3p | Leptin | −2.26 | −4.42 | −0.10 | 0.0413 |
| Leptin | BMI | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.42 | 0.0002 |
| Leptin | BMI z-score | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.0020 |
| Leptin | Obesity development | 1.66 | 1.09 | 2.54 | 0.0180 |
β values for relations among miRNAs, leptin, and BMI or BMI z-score and OR for leptin and obesity development were evaluated after adjusted for sex, age (month), calorie intake, and current disease. BMI, body mass index; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.