title: Relationships of serum leptin to body composition and resting energy expenditure.
abstract: Body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), body fat, serum leptin concentration and resting energy expenditure (REE) were fitted in a multiple linear regression model in a group of individuals with stable body weight. While serum leptin concentration was well related to BW, to BMI and to body fat, no correlations with the REE values were found. This suggests that serum leptin concentration would represent an index of adiposity and poorly reflects energy metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Medicina I, Università di Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Campostano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grillo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bessarione
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Grandi
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Adami
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin; D011506:Proteins