Group B Control B Test of sig. Leptin       Range 1.40-108.70 0.40-63.60 Z=2.296*; p=0.022 Mean ± SD 28.91 ± 32.94 13.46 ± 18.26 Median 14.80 6.0 Z: Z for Mann Whitney test. *: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05.

Table 3: Comparison between the two studied groups according to the serum leptin level.