Table 4 Relationship between body composition and systemic inflammation (leptin, CRP), airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in males.
From: Relationship between body composition, inflammation and lung function in overweight and obese asthma
|  | Leptin (pg/mL) | CRP (pg/mL) | Neutrophils (%) | Neutrophils (× 104/mL) | Eosinophils (%) | Eosinophils (× 104/mL) | Dose Response Slope †|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weight (kg) | 0.533* | 0.139 | -0.200 | -0.145 | 0.349 | 0.090 | -0.198 |
Waist Circumference (cm) | 0.608* | 0.217 | -0.177 | -0.097 | 0.433 | 0.118 | -0.220 |
Fat Mass (g) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Total | 0.749** | 0.406 | -0.160 | -0.039 | 0.382 | 0.107 | -0.192 |
   Android | 0.726** | 0.409 | -0.225 | -0.038 | 0.380 | 0.052 | -0.272 |
   Gynoid | 0.499 | 0.232 | -0.106 | -0.230 | 0.294 | -0.053 | -0.213 |
   Thoracic | 0.675** | 0.400 | -0.232 | -0.195 | 0.434 | 0.059 | -0.305 |
   Arms | 0.597* | 0.444 | -0.017 | -0.064 | 0.538* | 0.228 | -0.162 |
   Legs | 0.402 | 0.235 | -0.096 | -0.060 | 0.239 | 0.099 | -0.077 |
Lean Mass (g) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Total | -0.120 | -0.407 | 0.033 | 0.244 | -0.062 | 0.225 | -0.120 |
   Android | 0.333 | 0.005 | -0.301 | -0.029 | 0.344 | 0.379 | 0.242 |
   Gynoid | 0.084 | -0.256 | -0.242 | -0.225 | 0.405 | 0.218 | -0.223 |
   Thoracic | 0.051 | -0.173 | -0.258 | -0.158 | 0.298 | 0.261 | -0.206 |
   Arms | -0.462 | -0.136 | -0.252 | -0.186 | -0.110 | -0.020 | 0.027 |
   Legs | -0.344 | -0.604* | 0.186 | 0.265 | -0.395 | 0.005 | -0.078 |
%Fat | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Total | 0.735** | 0.502* | -0.220 | -0.166 | 0.465 | 0.071 | -0.137 |
   Android | 0.634* | 0.407 | -0.134 | -0.090 | 0.267 | -0.095 | -0.395 |
   Gynoid | 0.507 | 0.346 | -0.100 | -0.255 | 0.311 | -0.088 | -0.109 |
   Thoracic | 0.681** | 0.511* | -0.182 | -0.182 | 0.416 | -0.011 | -0.248 |
   Arms | 0.658** | 0.377 | 0.112 | 0.027 | 0.354 | 0.093 | -0.246 |
   Legs | 0.498 | 0.439 | -0.180 | -0.192 | 0.418 | 0.103 | -0.027 |