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Table 1

From: An assessment of serum leptin levels in patients with chronic viral hepatitis: a prospective study

A

  

Baseline characteristics for men. Data are reported as median and range

 

Chronic viral hepatitis patients (n = 36)

Control Subjects (n = 17)

Age (years)

45.5 (19,73)

62.5 (21,79)

Height (cm)

173 (160,190)

173 (167,186)

Weight (kg)

81.5 (58,118)

75 (62,100)

BMI (kg/m 2 )

26.3 (20.3,36.2)

25.1 (21.5, 29.5)

FMI

9.99 (5.5, 17.4)

9.09 (6.39, 12.4)

Glucose (mg/dl)

96.5 (70,147)*

88 (60,183)

Insulin (μU/mL)

7.34 (0.73, 125.8)

9.18 (3.05,17.28)

HOMA-IR

2 (0.12–7.36)

2 (0.88–4.89)

AST (IU/l)

59 (19,274)*

26 (21,35)

ALT (IU/l)

105 (24,366)*

25 (20,36)

Leptin (pg/ml)

5134 (695,30430)

5054 (588,15325)

B

  

Baseline characteristics for women. Data are reported as median and range

 

Chronic viral hepatitis patients (n = 14)

Control Subjects (n = 15)

Age (years)

38 (16,70)

51 (20,74)

Height (cm)

165 (156,169)

160 (153,168)

Weight (kg)

77 (51,112)

74 (60,94)

BMI (kg/m 2 )

29.7 (18,39.3)

29.5 (23.1,38.8)

FMI

12.6 (3.81,19.7)

12.4 (7.59,17.39)

Glucose (mg/dl)

80.5 (70,175)

81 (60,156)

Insulin (μU/mL)

5.65 (0.73,16.47)

8.43 (5.67,67.76)

HOMA-IR

1.02 (0.12, 6.25)

1.53 (0.95–13.5)

AST (IU/l)

55 (38,129)*

27 (20,35)

ALT (IU/l)

66 (54,269)*

27 (21,32)

Leptin (pg/ml)

11372(1714,43605)

18990(4876,48928)

  1. *p < 0.05 vs controls