Table 5. Comparison of adipokine levels in obese/overweight children with and without hepatosteatosis.
Adipokin level (mean ± SD) | Without hepatosteatosis (n = 17) | With hepatosteatosis (n = 32) | p value* |
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Leptin (ng/mL) | 15.26 ± 3.27 | 15.65 ± 3.09 | 0.721 |
Omentin-1 (pg/mL) | 243.85 ± 18.49 | 244.97 ± 39.65 | 0.825 |
Vaspin (pg/mL) | 1,202.80 ± 137.58 | 1,204.53 ± 166.64 | 0.933 |
Adiponectin (µg/mL) | 12.93 ± 2.24 | 13.78 ± 2.84 | 0.433 |
*Student’s t-test.