Table 2.

Serum levels of Metrnl according to BMI cutoff

Group	Normal weight	Overweight	P
All participants	102.27 ± 36.23	78.13 ± 31.04	< 0.001
Control	117.84 ± 37.53	95.56 ± 28.90	0.019
UC	96.92 ± 35.63	66.29 ± 30.25	0.007
CD	87.40 ± 27.24	66.93 ± 25.24	0.014

Data are presented as Mean ± SD

ANOVA test was used to assess Metrnl levels, among three groups based on BMI cutoff (Overweight, BMI ≥ 25 and normal weight, BMI < 25)

Abbreviations: UC ulcerative colitis, CD Crohn’s disease