. 2019 Nov 28;14(1):101–109. doi: 10.1007/s12079-019-00536-4

Table 4.

Serum concentrations of adipokines in control and type 2 diabetic subjects with and without obesity

Parameter

Control
(n = 24)

Type 2 diabetes

BMI <30 kg/m² (n = 54)

BMI >30 kg/m² (n = 102)

Leptin, pg/ml

7.0

(3.9; 14.8)

8.3

(5.0; 24.6)

16.7

(9.7; 33.3)*#

Resistin, pg/ml

2.8

(2.3; 3.1)

3.5

(2.9; 7.6)*

9.1

(3.5; 11.3)*#

Visfatin, pg/ml

1.7

(1.3; 2.1)

2.4

(1.2; 4.2)

3.6

(1.8; 4.6)*#

Adipsin, ng/ml

1.1

(0.9; 1.3)

1.6

(1.3; 2.0)*

1.8

(1.2; 2.4)*#

Adiponectin, ng/ml

9.8

(5.7; 11.5)

8.1

(4.6; 11.6)

6.6

(5.1; 10.4)

Data are shown as medians (25; 75 percentiles)

*p < 0.05 vs. control # p < 0.05 vs. non-obese diabetic subjects