Acylated and Desacylated Ghrelin, Preptin, Leptin, and Nesfatin-1 Peptide Changes Related to the Body Mass Index

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and routine biochemical parameters of study groups.

Parameters	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV	Group V
	(𝑛: 31)	(𝑛: 28)	(𝑛: 31)	(𝑛: 30)	(𝑛: 30)
	(16 F, 15 M)	(14 F, 14 M)	(16 F, 15 M)	(15 F, 15 M)	(15 F, 15 M)
Age (years)	28.8±16.2	40.8±20.4^a	55.2±12.8^a,c	52.06±15.2^c	45.8±12.8^c
BMI (kg/m^2)	17.6±0.8	21.7±1.6^c	27.4±2.1^c	34.9±2.46^c	44.8±4.2^c
Glucose (mg/dL) in hunger	89.8±33.2	113.6±7.2.^b	202.07±9.9^a,c	192.2±29.6^c	149.9±9.7
Insulin (𝜇U/mL) in hunger	14.1±11.2	22.4±3.7	20.3±2.4	16.5±8.8	19.7±1.8
HOMA-IR	3.3±3.1	6.9±10.5	9.8±11.1	7.9±7.7	8.4±12.0
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	159.7±44.2	177.8±44.8	207.0±61.5^b	210.3±52.7^c	184.7±42.6
LDL (mg/dL)	93.0±33.3	112.8±37.1	133.7±41.4^c	139.0±37.3^c	122.3±34.7^a
HDL (mg/dL)	48.4±14.5	52.9±15.2	49.4±18.8	52.2±22.5	50.06±17.5
VLDL (mg/dL)	17.2±10.1	20.1±9.5	42.8±4.6	43.9±3.2	37.8±2.2
TG (mg/dL)	91.9±5.5	106.6±5.2^a	208.0±22.8.4^a	219.7±17.04^a,b	182±11.9
AST (U/l)	22.6±10.8	21.9±7.2	21±5.5	30.3±3.9	25.7±1.7
ALT (U/l)	16.5±6.5	19.9±1.8	22.1±5.5	31.2±3.2	37±51.9^a

^a𝑃<0.05: age Groups I→II, age Groups II→III, ALT Groups I→V, glucose Groups II→III, LDL Groups I→V, TG Groups I→III, and TG Groups II→IV.
^b𝑃<0.01: glucose Groups II→III, TG Groups I→IV, and Total cholesterol Groups I→III.
^c𝑃<0.001: age Groups I→III, age Groups I→IV, age Groups I→V, BMI Groups I→II, BMI Groups I→III, BMI Groups I→IV, BMI Groups I→V, BMI Groups II→III, BMI Groups II→IV, BMI Groups II→V, BMI Groups III→IV, BMI Groups III→V, BMI Groups IV→V, Glucose Groups I→III, Glucose Groups I→IV, LDL Groups I→III, LDL Groups I→IV, and total cholesterol Groups I→IV.