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Anthropometric measurements, biochemical parameters, and serum apelin levels were assessed. Hepatic steatosis was evaluated using ultrasonography. Multivariable logistic regression analysis including age, sex, waist circumference, and serum apelin levels was performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpem-2026-0294_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Serum apelin levels were significantly lower in obese adolescents compared with controls. Although apelin levels tended to be lower in participants with hepatic steatosis, the difference did not reach statistical significance. No significant correlations were observed between apelin levels and insulin resistance, lipid parameters, or liver enzymes. Multivariable analysis did not demonstrate an independent association between apelin levels and hepatic steatosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpem-2026-0294_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Serum apelin levels were significantly lower in obese adolescents than in healthy controls. Although apelin levels tended to be lower in participants with hepatic steatosis, no independent association was demonstrated in this cohort. Larger prospective studies are needed to clarify the potential relationship between apelin and hepatic steatosis in pediatric obesity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jpem-2026-0294","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,3]],"date-time":"2026-08-03T07:55:33Z","timestamp":1785743733000},"page":"1039-1045","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Apelin and hepatic steatosis in obese adolescents"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"39","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4607-2718","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Erhan","family":"S\u00f6nmez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital , Istanbul , T\u00fcrkiye"},{"name":"Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Erciyes University , Kayseri , T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4121-8009","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u00d6zlem Bostan","family":"Gayret","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital , Istanbul , T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7672-1854","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Meltem","family":"Erol","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital , Istanbul , T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8947-420X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abdulrahman","family":"\u00d6zel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital , Istanbul , T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4614-5235","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"O\u011fuzhan","family":"Zengi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Biochemistry, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital , Istanbul , T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026100815572199485_j_jpem-2026-0294_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Jebeile, H, Kelly, AS, O\u2019Malley, G, Baur, LA. 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