Correlation between percentage of body fat by DEXA and markers of adiposity in overweight and obese adolescents with type 1 diabetes
| Correlation coefficient (r) | P value | |
| Weight | – | 0.12 |
| Waist circumference | 0.46 | 0.00001 |
| BMI Z-score | 0.38 | 0.00001 |
| BMI%95 | 0.45 | 0.00001 |
| Leptin | 0.58 | 0.00001 |
| Adiponectin | – | 0.65 |
| Leptin/Adiponectin ratio | 0.36 | 0.00001 |
| Total insulin dose (units/kg/day) | – | 0.76 |
| Basal insulin dose (units/kg/day) | – | 0.99 |
Correlation coefficients are provided only for statistically significant relationships.
BMI, body mass index; DEXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.