Table 1. Lipodystrophic patients have low to undetectable serum leptin levels and an advanced bone age.
Patient
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Sex | M | M | M | F | F | F | F | F |
Leptin, ng/ml | 0.23 | ND | ND | 0.68 | 1.4 | 0.22 | 0.37 | 0.25 |
Chronological age | 6.0 w | 5.0 m | 1.7 y | 1.9 y | 3.0 y | 4.0 y | 8.0 y | 13.0 y |
Bone age | 4.5 m | 1.0 y | 2.3 y | 2.6 y | 7.5 y | 5.0 y | 11.0 y | 15.0 y |
M, male; F, female; ND, not determined; w, weeks; m, months; y, years.