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Summary of blood analyte measurements based on BCS category.
| Lean n = 24 | Normal n = 17 | Obese n = 37 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measurement | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| BCS | 4.56 | 0.60 | 6.16 | 0.24 | 7.46 | 0.48 |
| Insulin (uIU/ml) | 10.78 | 8.64 | 15.74 | 9.76 | 15.49 | 16.33 |
| ACTH (pg/ml) | 21.53 | 8.84 | 20.21 | 7.12 | 24.21 | 10.63 |
| Cortisol (ug/dL) | 3.73 | 1.55 | 3.49 | 1.44 | 4.67 | 1.33 |
| Leptin (ng/ml) | 4.32 | 1.94 | 6.56 | 4.64 | 12.63 | 7.59 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 86.00 | 7.39 | 90.71 | 8.14 | 93.92 | 8.80 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 23.26 | 7.93 | 30.06 | 12.36 | 36.24 | 12.84 |
