FGF21 Is Associated with Acanthosis Nigricans in Obese Patients

Figure 2

Comparison of insulin resistance and FGF21 among 3 groups. (a) Compared with OB group, AN patients had higher fasting insulin (). (b) HOMA-IR in AN group was higher than inOB group, but the difference is not significant. (c) ANgroup had the highest level of FGF21 (303.13 ± 254.43 pg/mL); the serum levels of FGF21 of OB group and CON group were 155.54 ± 108.10 pg/mL and 62.20 ± 63.15 pg/mL, respectively. Graphs depict the value of mean and SEM. OB: simple obese group, AN: obese groupwith acanthosis nigricans, and CON: control group. compared with all other groups, compared with all other groups.

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