| Studied parameter |
Normal weight healthy subjects (n=41) |
Overweight healthy subjects (n=27) |
Obese healthy subjects(n=40) |
| Fasting serum NS glucose (mg/dl) |
89.45 ± 17.04 |
87.81 ± 9.82 |
89.95 ± 13.55 |
| Serum irisin (ng/ml) |
42.76 ± 14.28 |
45.97 ± 6.03▲▲ |
49.58 ± 7.55▲ |
| Insulin (µIU/ml) NS |
20.9 ± 8.1
(n=23) |
|
22.45 ± 7.1
(n=30) |
| Leptin (ng/ml) |
23.3 ± 15.1
(n=23) |
|
28.9 ± 20.9●
(n=30) |
ANOVA and t-test revealed, NS no significant differences in fasting glucose and insulin among the groups, ▲; t-test showed significant difference between the obese and normal weight groups (P=0.001), ▲▲; t-test revealed significant difference between overweight and normal weight groups (P=0.009), ●; t-test showed significant difference between obese and normal weight groups (P=0.001). |
