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Biochemical assays-obese and control groups |
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| Control Subjects |
Obese Subjects |
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| Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) |
4.94 ± 0.12 |
4.93 ± 0.15 |
| HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L) |
1.53 ± 0.1 |
1.17 ± 0.05* |
| LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L) |
2.95 ± 0.20 |
3.09 ± 0.21 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) |
1.00 ± 0.11 |
1.31 ± 0.12* |
| Fasting Glucose (mmol/L) |
5.07 ± 0.09 |
5.0 ± 0.11 |
| Insulin (μmol/L) |
2.91 ± 0.33 |
4.69 ± 0.56* |
| HOMA |
0.61 ± 0.09 |
0.65 ± 0.12 |
| Leptin (ng/ml) |
4.69 ± 0.57 |
8.98 ± 0.58† |
| CRP (mg/L) |
3.47 ± 0.47 |
5.26 ± 0.56 |
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HOMA, homeostasis insulin model assessment; CRP, C reactive protein. *p < 0.05, †p < 0.01. Data are presented as means ± standard error of the mean. | ||
Robinson et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2008 10:10 doi:10.1186/1532-429X-10-10 |
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