Plasma leptin and adiponectin concentrations in healthy, non-obese children.

Background: Alterations in plasma leptin and adiponectin concentrations are associated with an adverse metabolic profile in obese children.

Objective: To simultaneously assess multiple factors with possible effects on plasma leptin and adiponectin concentrations in healthy, non-obese children.

Subjects: We studied 170 healthy non-obese children (86 males, age 10+1.