Table IV.
Females | Males | |||||
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BMI<25 | BMI≥25 | p | BMI<25 | BMI≥25 | p | |
N=21 | N=43 | N=20 | N=32 | |||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
HOMA-IR** | 2.8 (0.9) | 5.0 (2.7) | <0.01 | 3.0 (1.3) | 4.6 (2.9) | 0.01 |
Leptin per kg fat mass (ng/mL/kg) | 0.6 (0.3) | 0.8 (0.3) | 0.04 | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.4 (0.2) | 0.14 |
Adiponectin per kg fat mass (μg/mL/kg) | 1.1 (0.4) | 0.4 (0.2) | <0.01 | 1.3 (0.7) | 0.4 (0.3) | <0.01 |
Leptin to adiponectin ratio | 0.7 (0.5) | 2.9 (2.0) | <0.01 | 0.4 (0.4) | 1.7 (2.3) | <0.01 |
BMI: body mass index;
HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model of insulin resistance