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Table 2 Pearson’s correlation of adiponectin, leptin and LAR with parameters of metabolic syndrome

From: Association of the leptin-to-adiponectin ratio with metabolic syndrome in a sub-Saharan African population

 

Adiponectin

Leptin

LAR

R

p

R

P

r

p

IMC (kg/m2)

−0.297*

0.000

0.649*

0.000

0.669*

0.000

WC (cm)

−0.297*

0.000

0.560*

0.000

0.595*

0.000

SBP (mm Hg)

0.013

0.820

0.045

0.416

0.034

0. 537

DBP (mm Hg)

−0.005

0.921

0.116*

0.036

0.099

0.073

Blood glucose (mmol/L)

−0.042

0.443

−0.014

0.797

0.013

0.814

TG (mmol/L)

−0.140*

0.011

0.150*

0.007

0.190*

0.001

HDL-c (mmol/L)

0.095

0.087

−0.012

0.833

−0.058

0.296

Insulin (µU/mL)

−0.123

0.059

0.332*

0.000

0.333*

0.000

HOMA-IR

−0.139*

0.032

0.288*

0.000

0.306*

0.000

  1. WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TG triglycerides, HDL-c high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, * Significant correlation