Research Article
Gut Microbiota, Microinflammation, Metabolic Profile, and Zonulin Concentration in Obese and Normal Weight Subjects
Table 2
The comparison of inflammation parameters in the study groups (median values with interquartile ranges).
| | | Obese
| Normal weight
| Statistical significance |
| | TNF-α (pg/mL) | 1.5 (1.4–1.8) | 1.3 (0.9–1.6) | | | sTNFR1 (pg/mL) | 1772 (1447–2079) | 1049 (909–1486) | | | sTNFR2 (pg/mL) | 3414 (2717–3805) | 2877 (2303–3244) | | | IL-6 (pg/mL) | 1.9 (1.8–2.5) | 1.0 (0.8–2.1) | | | Haptoglobin (µg/mL) | 1.5 (1.2–2.0) | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) | Ns | | Zonulin (ng/mL) | 8.2 (7.1–8.4) | 5.4 (4.8–6.8) | |
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