Table 2.

Relative gene expression of markers of the two groups

Variable	Non-obese group		Obese group		t-value	P
	n	Mean± SE	n	Mean± SE
DNMT1	29	0.169 ± 0.027	52	0.462 ± 0.127	1.70	0.092
DNMT3b	29	0.033 ± 0.005	52	0.154 ± 0.054	1.66	0.101
Leptin	29	0.012 ± 0.005	52	0.321 ± 0.178	1.29	0.200

SE, standard error of the mean; DNMT, DNA methyltransferase.