Adiponectin and Leptin Metabolic Biomarkers in Chinese Children and Adolescents

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Leptin and adiponectin in overweight/obese children/adolescents ^▵▵𝑃<.01 metabolic syndrome (MS) versus non-overweight (NonOwt) children. Children were separated according to early puberty (Tanner I ^▵▵▵𝑃<.001 II) and late puberty (Tanner stage IV + V) and body size NonOwt and overweight/obese groups (Owt/Ob) + MS. Mean ± SD for leptin (a), adiponectin (b) and leptin/adiponectin (c) were analyzed using general linear model gender-adjusted (^∗∗𝑃<.01), where ^∗∗∗𝑃<.001, 𝑛 versus NonOwt and 𝟎.𝟒±𝟎.𝟏, 𝟖.𝟐±𝟔.𝟑 versus OWt/Ob − MS.

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