|
Control group n = 15 |
Obese groupn = 30 |
MS Groupn = 20 |
p |
M |
SD |
M |
SD |
M |
SD |
Insulin (mU/mL) |
9.9 |
1.6 |
13.5 |
1.7 |
16.6 |
2.4 |
< 0.0001 |
Leptin (ng/mL) |
10.7 |
1.7 |
17.4 |
3.0 |
22.1 |
3.3 |
< 0.0001 |
Ghrelin ( pg/ml) |
1625.3 |
164.1 |
1039.8 |
253.8 |
834.2 |
167.5 |
< 0.0001 |
P values ˂ 0.05 were considered significant. |