| |
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