Recombinant Human Leptin Does Not Alter Gut Hormone Levels after Gastric Bypass but May Attenuate Sweet Cravings

Table 3

Visual analog scale.

	Placebo		Leptin
	Week 0	Week 16	Week 0	Week 16
How hungry are you?	2460 ± 479	3761 ± 569	2747 ± 524	3200 ± 592
How satisfied are you?	7606 ± 819	6537 ± 924	5283 ± 885	4719 ± 969
How full do you feel?	7428 ± 785	6241 ± 890	5286 ± 848	5197 ± 933
How much do you crave something sweet?	2120 ± 517	2898 ± 563*	2391 ± 543	1461 ± 585*
How much can you eat now?	3221 ± 454	4264 ± 529	3453 ± 492	3246 ± 557
How much nausea or discomfort do you feel?	2958 ± 508	2330 ± 577	3056 ± 549	2888 ± 604

Values represent mean ± SEM AUC from fasting to 120 min after consumption of the test meal. ^∗𝑃<0.05 for within-group change.