Table 1.
Clinical and biological parameters of 16 morbidly obese studied subjects (mean ± SE)
| Number of patients | 16 |
| Sex (female/male) | 16/0 |
| Age, years | 38.5 ± 2.8 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 47.2 ± 1.8 |
|
Glucose homeostasis Glucose, mmol/l |
5.54 ± 0.38 |
| Insulin, µU/ml | 11.7 ± 2.3 |
| QUICKI | 0.34 |
| Lipid homeostasis | |
| Cholesterol, mmol/l | 5.2 ± 0.2 |
| HDL-cholesterol, mmol/l | 1.34 ± 0.1 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/l | 1.32 ± 0.1 |
| Adipokines | |
| Leptin, ng/ml | 64.5 ± 6.6 |
| Adiponectin, µg/ml | 7.6 ± 0.5 |
| Inflammatory factors | |
| TNF-α, µg/ml | 1.7 ± 0.1 |
| IL-6, pg/ml | 2.8 ± 0.4 |
| hsCRP, mg/dl | 1.4 ± 0.2 |
| Orosomucoid, g/l | 1.01± 0.03 |
| Subcutaneous WAT morphometry | |
| Adipocyte mean size, µm | 93.1 ± 3.2 |
| Macrophage infiltration, % | 18.8 ± 3.7 |