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Table 3 Correlation coefficients of measurements of body composition, IGF-1, appetite regulating peptides and measurements of glucose homeostasis within the PWS patients (total group)

From: Body composition, adipokines, bone mineral density and bone remodeling markers in relation to IGF-1 levels in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome

 

BMI

FM

LBM

IGF-1

Glucose

HbA1c

Insulin

HOMA

Leptin

Ghrelin

Resistin

Adiponectin

Hs-CRP

BMI (kg/m2)

1.00

0.96**

0.75**

− 0.18

0.19

0.16

0.44

0.55*

0.83**

−0.44

0.58*

−0.31

0.77**

FM (g, DXA)

0.96**

1.00

0.69**

−0.14

0.19

0.18

0.36

0.46

0.78**

−0.33

0.53*

−0.30

0.88**

LBM (g, DXA)

0.75**

0.69**

1.00

0.02

0.02

0.32

0.46

0.51

0.54*

−0.46

0.69**

−0.44

0.66**

IGF-1 (nmol/L)

−0.18

−0.14

0.02

1.00

−0.03

−0.18

0.26

0.04

−0.04

−0.11

0.01

−0.39

− 0.27

Glucose (mmol/L)

0.19

0.19

0.02

−0.03

1.00

0.14

0.67**

0.65*

0.51*

−0.34

0.20

−0.45

0.39

HbA1c (%)

0.16

0.18

0.32

−0.18

0.14

1.00

0.02

0.09

0.14

0.10

0.35

−0.58*

0.41

Insulin (pmol/L)

0.44

0.36

0.46

0.26

0.67**

0.02

1.00

0.99**

0.69**

−0.48

0.39

−0.46

0.33

HOMA (index)

0.55*

0.46

0.51

0.04

0.65*

0.09

0.99**

1.00

0.67**

−0.58*

0.54*

−0.34

0.41

Leptin (μg/L)

0.83**

0.78**

0.54*

−0.04

0.51*

0.14

0.69**

0.67**

1.00

−0.41

0.37

−0.39

0.66**

Ghrelin (ng/L)

−0.44

−0.33

− 0.46

−0.11

− 0.34

0.10

− 0.48

−0.58*

− 0.41

1.00

− 0.31

0.29

− 0.24

Resistin (ng/ml)

0.58*

0.53*

0.69**

0.01

0.20

0.35

0.39

0.54*

0.37

−0.31

1.00

−0.56*

0.51*

Adiponectin (mg/L)

−0.31

−0.30

− 0.44

−0.39

− 0.45

−0.58*

− 0.46

−0.34

− 0.39

0.29

− 0.56*

1.00

− 0.47

Hs-CRP (mg/L)

0.77**

0.88**

0.66**

−0.27

0.39

0.41

0.33

0.41

0.66**

−0.24

0.51*

−0.47

1.00

  1. * Significant correlation, p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01