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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
relationship of leptin concentration gender body mass index and age in saudi adults
العلاقة بين الجنسين من اللبتين مؤشر كتلة الجسم تركيز والسن البالغين في السعودية
 
Subject : relationship of leptin concentration gender body mass index and age in saudi adults 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : In the whole group, leptin levels were between 0.16-21.72 ng/ml, and females had higher leptin concentration (6.04 +/- 4.71 ng/ml versus 1.72 +/- 0.95 ng/ml, p<0.0001) than males. Gender differences remained clear when leptin concentrations were divided by BMI or age. In comparing the pattern of changes between the 2 genders, leptin levels were low in lean individuals and rose with increased BMI in both genders. Age-related change in leptin levels showed a tendency toward a non-significant reduction in older women and a significant (p=0.05) rise in older men. Correlation analysis between leptin and BMI were highly significant in female (r=0.64; p=0.0001) and male (r=0.49; p=0.0001) groups independent of age and sex. The findings were further explored using stepwise multiple linear regression analysis with leptin concentrations as the dependent variable and age, BMI, waist hip ratio (WHR), waist, and hip measurements as independent variables. The analysis demonstrated that the determinants of leptin concentrations were BMI and age (r=0.69; p=0.015) in women and BMI, age and WHR (r=0.61; p=0.01) in men 
ISSN : 1319-9226 
Journal Name : SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL 
Volume : 25 
Issue Number : 8 
Publishing Year : 1424 AH
2004 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Wednesday, March 6, 2013 

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رويده نواف الحارثىAl Harthy, Rouwaida NawafInvestigatorDoctorateralharithy@yahoo.com

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