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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2008; 14(18): 2888-2893
Published online May 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2888
Table 3 Leptin and sOB-R results in relatin to degree of steatosis
Steatosis (n = 30)
MildModerate to severeP
n1713
Gender (F/M)9/86/70.7
Leptin (ng/mL)9.42 ± 2.7612.84 ± 3.230.004
sOB-R (ng/mL)18.99 ± 2.9516.70 ± 4.360.098
HOMA IR2.98 ± 0.864.20 ± 0.830.001