LEP and obesity disorder: In univariate analyses of obesity-linked systemic factors and PLOD2, significant correlations were found for lean mass (r2 ​= ​0.20), fat mass (r2 ​= ​0.20), serum cholesterol (r2 ​= ​0.17), serum triglycerides (r2 ​= ​0.19) and serum leptin (r2 ​= ​0.10).