“In non obese patients (BMI < 25 … < 3 mL/min, n = 14), leptin had a statistically significant direct … with markers of nutrition, including albumin (r = 0.63, p < 0.05), transferrin (r = 0.4, p < 0.05), … = 0.65, p < 0.05), and triglycerides (r = 0.6, p < 0.05).”