Morbid Obese (n=10)
Mean ±  SE;Median (Range)
Obese (n=5)
Mean ±  SE;Median (Range)
 p
BMI (kg/m2) 47.4 ± 3.14; 42.4 (40-72) 28.61 ± 1.27; 27.7 (26-33) 0.0001*
Fasting glucose (mg/dl) 139.40 ± 24.22; 112.0 (78-326) 101.2 ± 7.13; 105.0 (78-121) 0.594
HbA1c (%) 6.83 ± 0.84; 6.0 (5-13) 5.08 ± 0.17; 5.10 (5-6) 0.129
AST (U/L) 48.00 ± 20.86; 24.0 (14-209) 35.00 ± 12.83; 17 (13-75) 0.518
ALT (U/L) 55.67 ± 16.51; 34.0 (16-160) 38.60 ± 16.01; 19 (7-90) 0.364
Hematocrit (%) 40.03 ± 2.07; 39.8 (32-48) 38.36 ± 3.67; 38.4 (24-49) 0.792
Free T3 (pmol/L) 3.16 ± 0.11; 3.23 (2.7-3.5) 3.19 ± 0.12; 3.05 (2.9-3.2) 0.124
Free T4 (ng/dl) 1.02 ± 0.06; 1.0 (0.8-1.2) 1.00 ± 0.07; 1.10 (0.9-1.3) 0.119
TSH (µIU/mL) 4.31 ± 1.05; 3.3 (3.0-10.6) 4.01 ± 1.03; 3.0 (2.75-8.9) 0.234
\Morbid obese: BMI≥40, Obese: BMI≥25. Values are represented as mean ± SE
BMI: Body mass index. HbA1c: Glycated haemoglobin. AST: Aspartate aminotransferase. ALT: Alanine transaminase
TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone. p<0.001
Table 1: The demographic and biochemical characteristics of the obese groups.