A Novel Mutation in Leptin Gene Is Associated with Severe Obesity in Chinese Individuals

Table 1

The clinical characteristics of the subjects.

	Cases	Controls
Male/female (𝑛)	16/19	47/53
Age (years)	24 (19, 33)	31 (23, 35)
BMI (kg/m^2)	40.64±7.70	21.58±1.94

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range).