The Effects of Reduction Mammaplasty on Serum Leptin Levels and Insulin Resistance

Table 3

Comparison of the serum leptin levels according to the type of reduction mammoplasty.

Serum leptin levels (ng/mL)	Type of reduction mammaplasty
	Superomedial pedicle	Inferior pedicle
Before	26,98 ± 12,27	23,74 ± 8,54
After	18,13 ± 10,22	19,79 ± 7,32
Change	8,85 ± 4,81	3,95 ± 3,28
p	0.001	0.011
p^1	0.001

p indicates the difference within each group.
p¹ indicates the difference between two groups.