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Log-normalized bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) leptin levels in four groups, divided by sex. (A) BAL leptin levels were significantly higher in overweight/obese subjects with asthma and in (B) overweight/obese females with asthma. (C) BALF leptin levels do not differ in males. LA = lean subjects with asthma; LN = lean normal subjects; OA = overweight/obese subjects with asthma; ON = overweight/obese normal subjects. **P < 0.001; *P < 0.01; #P < 0.05.
