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The Effect of Obesity on Serum Leptin and Lipid Profile | ||
| Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-32 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Kismat Mohammad Turki | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Obesity has become a leading health concern; this condition is a chronic, complex, multifactorial disease in which a person's weight is ≥ 20% of the ideal weight for a given height. OBJECTIVE: To measure serum leptin level and lipid profiles levels in Iraqi obese individuals comparing the results with matching non obese subjects. METHODS: The study was carried on 30 individuals divided into two groups: 1. Obese subjects group (n=20). 2. Non-obese subjects group (n=10). For all subjects studied measurements of fasting serum leptin and lipid profile have been done. RESULT: Our study showed that mean serum leptin level was significantly higher in obese than non-obese individuals (P<0.001). In addition serum leptin correlates positively and strongly with body mass index (BMI) ( r=0.765,P<0.01). Serum leptin also correlates positively with both triglyceride (TC)(r =0.394, P<0.05) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) (r=0.366,P<0.05) but correlates negatively with high density lipoprotein (HDL)(r=-0.408,P<0.05). CONCLUSION: circulating leptin levels appear to be one of the best biological markers of obesity and hyperleptinemia is closely associated with several risk factors related to obesity syndrome. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Obesity; leptin; Lipid profile | ||
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