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. 2019 Sep 6;33:93. doi: 10.34171/mjiri.33.93

Table 2. Comparison of the total and regional body composition among case and control groups .

	Overweight/obese with MetS (n=51)	Overweight/obese without MetS (n=51)	Normal-weight without MetS (n=51)	p
	SD± Mean	SD± Mean	SD± Mean	p
Free fat mass(%)^a/b	72.9±6.2	74±6.6	80.6±6	<0.001
Fat mass(%)^a/b	27.1±6.2	25.9±6.6	19.4±6.1	<0.001
Trunk fat (%)^a/b	28.9±5.4	27.9±6.4	20.6±6	<0.001
Right hand fat mass (%)^a/b	26.1±8.4	25.2±7.7	18.5±6.2	0.001
Left hand fat mass (%)^a/b	26.9±8.5	26.2±7.9	19.1±6.6	<0.001
Right leg fat mass (%)^a/b	24.2±7.9	22.7±7.9	17.4±7.2	<0.001
Left leg fat mass (%)^a/b	24.7±8.9	22.9±7.7	17.6±7	<0.001
Leptin(ng/ml)^a/b	14.1±12.4	11.2±9.3	7.1±7.1	0.002
Spexin(ng/ml)^a/b	2.7 ± 1.72	2.6 ± 1.82	9.8 ± 5.21	<0.001
spexin/leptin^a/b	0.2±0.09	0.3±0.75	1.7±0.73	<0.001

Values are analyzed by one–way ANOVA

^aGroup1 vs. Group2 is significant; p≤0.05

^bGroup1 vs Group3 is significant; p≤0.05

^cGroup2 vs. Group3 is significant; p≤0.05