The Changes of Serum Leptin and Kisspeptin Levels in Chinese Children and Adolescents in Different Pubertal Stages

Table 3

Regression analysis of serum leptin and kisspeptin levels with other clinical items.

	⁢	⁢	Factors	Standard partial regression coefficient	value
Leptin
Boys	0.750	0.562	BMI	0.491	<0.001
			T		<0.001
			WC	0.236
Girls	0.834	0.696	WC	0.529	<0.001
			BMI	0.214	0.009
			E2	0.105	0.006
Kisspeptin
Boys	0.329	0.108	HDL-C		0.003
Girls	0.225	0.051	FSH	0.186	0.002

WC, waist circumference; BMI, body mass index; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; T, testosterone; E2, estradiol.