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Comparison of cancer and control groups based on gender
| Cancer group (n = 44) | Control group (n = 25) | |||
| female (n = 15) | male (n = 29) | female (n = 13) | male (n = 12) | |
| Leptin (ng/ml) | 1.8 (0.2–12) | 1.8 (0.1–10) | 5.7 (2.3–13)* | 2.5 (2–11.2)* |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22 (19–24) | 21 (16–25) | 24 (21–28) | 25 (22–28) |
| Weight loss (kg) | 9.1 (5.2–21) | 8.8 (5.6–23.8) | ---- | ---- |
Data were reported as median and range. *p = 0.01
