Correlation between serum leptin levels, body mass index and obesity in Omanis

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Objective : to ascertain the relationship between serum leptin levels and related variables (weight, Body Mass Index (BMI) and fat percentage) in a group of Omani obese and non-obese healthy subjects.

Methods : leptin levels were assessed in serum samples from 35 obese Omanis and 20 non-obese healthy subjects. Results: there was a significant difference (p< 0.001) in serum leptin between the obese group (34.78 + 13.96 ng / ml) and the control non-obese subjects (10.6 ± 4.2 ng / ml).

Leptin levels were higher in females compared to males.

There was a significantly positive correlation between leptin levels in obese subjects with weight (p=0.002), body fat percentage (p=0.0001) and BMI (p=0.001).

Conclusions: We concluded that serum leptin levels are higher in the Omani obese group and correlate positively with body fatness and obesity.