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Here we assessed serum irisin in relation to the metabolic profile and body composition in children and adolescents with and without PWS. In 25 PWS subjects [age 6.6-17.8y; body mass index standard deviation score (BMI SDS) 2.5 \u00b1 0.3] and 25 age, and BMI-matched controls (age 6.8-18.0y; BMI SDS, 2.8 \u00b1 0.1) we assessed irisin levels and metabolic profile inclusive of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). In PWS, we recorded lower levels of fat-free mass (FFM) (p &amp;lt;0.05), fasting (p&amp;lt;0.0001) and 2h post-OGTT insulin (p&amp;lt;0.05) and lower insulin resistance as expressed by homeostatic model of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (p&amp;lt;0.0001). Irisin levels were significantly lower in PWS group than in controls with common obesity (p&amp;lt;0.05). In univariate correlation analysis, positive associations linked irisin to insulin OGTT<jats:sub>0<\/jats:sub> (p&amp;lt;0.05), insulin OGTT<jats:sub>120<\/jats:sub> (p&amp;lt;0.005), HOMA-IR (p&amp;lt;0.05) and fasting C-peptide (p&amp;lt;0.05). In stepwise multivariable regression analysis, irisin levels were independently predicted by insulin OGTT<jats:sub>120<\/jats:sub>. 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