Table 1

Correlation of plamsa leptin, leptin soluble receptor (sOB-R), and sOB-R:Leptin ratio with anthopometric measurements and their Z scores in term infants


Leptin ng/mL
Leptin soluble receptor ng/mL
sOB-R:Leptin molar ratio

Absolute measurements
Weight
-0.29
0.29
-0.14
Length
-0.44*
0.23
-0.30
Weight:length ratio
0.45*
-0.25
0.30
Z scores
Weight
0.58*
0.22
0.66*
Length
0.05
0.29
0.21
Weight for length
0.57*
0.17
0.62*

Pearson correlation with 2 tailed significance: * p ≤ 0.01

Koo et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:11   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-11