AUG 18, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Serum phoenixin-14 shows no association with metabolic syndrome in children with obesity: a cross-sectional study
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Small cross-sectional study with a null primary finding in a novel biomarker; design and execution are sound but the negative result in a limited sample does not yet establish absence of association.
Reported
Serum phoenixin-14 (unadjusted Me…519.75 ± 196.67 pg/mL
Serum phoenixin-14 (unadjusted ob…567.86 ± 368.40 pg/mL
p-value unadjusted comparison0.955