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. 2018 Mar 12;9:77. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00077

Table 2.

Serum adiponectin, IGF-1, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and leptin levels in cases and controls.

Biomarkers Controls Cases


N Value N Value P-valuea
Adiponectin (pg/ml), median (IQR) 198 11.3 (1.5–26.9) 180 46.0 (21.4–115.2) <0.001

IGF-1 (ng/ml), median (IQR) 198 4.5 (0.2–12.6) 180 12.9 (7.6–20.6) <0.001

TNF-α (pg/ml), median (IQR) 198 71.4 (7.3–158.0) 180 130.8 (56.0–228.7) <0.001

Leptin (pg/ml), median (IQR) 198 13.9 (4.5–36.5) 180 16.4 (3.1–28.7) 0.048

aFrom t-test.