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Table 2 Spearman’s correlation coefficients of adiponectin and leptin

From: Association of serum leptin and adiponectin with anthropomorphic indices of obesity, blood lipids and insulin resistance in a Sub-Saharan African population

 

Adiponectin

Leptin

 

r

p

r

p

Age

0.200

<0.0001

−0.115

0.038

BMI

−0.294

<0.0001

0.628

<0.0001

WC

−0.294

<0.0001

0.530

<0.0001

WHR

−0.143

0.009

−0.029

0.599

BF%

−0.122

0.028

0.729

<0.0001

SBP

0.009

0.869

0.026

0.643

DBP

−0.009

0.871

0.112

0.043

TC

−0.070

0.207

0.324

<0.0001

TG

−0.141

0.011

0.148

0.007

HDL-c

0.102

0.064

−0.022

0.685

LDL-c

−0.061

0.279

0.298

<0.0001

Insulin

−0.130

0.048

0.320

<0.0001

HOMA-IR

−0.145

0.027

0.273

<0.0001

  1. WC waist circumference, BF% body fat percentage, BMI body mass index, WHR waist-hip ratio, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, LDL-c low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HDL-c high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance