Severe Obesity in Women Can Lead to Worse Memory Function and Iron Dyshomeostasis Compared to Lower Grade Obesity
Table 4
Biochemical data.
OBI/II (n = 29)
OBIII (n = 16)
value
Glycaemia (mg/dL)
97 ± 33
104 ± 31
0.50
Glycated hemoglobin (%)
5.54 ± 1.12
5.98 ± 0.99
0.20
Insulin (um/L)
22.9 ± 13.1
27.0 ± 34.9
0.57
C-peptide (ng/mL)
3.61 ± 1.85
3.81 ± 2.18
0.75
HOMA-IR (value)
5.69 ± 4.26
8.39 ± 15.2
0.35
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)
28.8 ± 17.2
23.8 ± 7.22
0.23
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)
23.8 ± 12.2
18.3 ± 3.94
0.05
Gamma-glutamyl transferase (U/L)
32.4 ± 25.9
37.4 ± 14.4
0.48
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)
0.46 ± 0.18
0.38 ± 0.12
0.10
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)
0.14 ± 0.05
0.11 ± 0.03
0.01
Indirect bilirubin (mg/dL)
0.32 ± 0.15
0.27 ± 0.11
0.32
Amilase (mg/dL)
63.3 ± 21.8
44.1 ± 13.0
<0.001
Triacylglycerol (mg/dL)
156 ± 132
113 ± 58.3
0.17
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
199 ± 43.0
185 ± 32.1
0.27
HDL (mg/dL)
51.2 ± 11.0
52.2 ± 9.89
0.77
LDL (mg/dL)
120 ± 38.2
112 ± 31.1
0.45
VLDL (mg/dL)
27.7 ± 15.8
21.5 ± 8.42
0.11
TSH (μUI/L)
2.85 ± 1.60
2.29 ± 1.43
0.23
T4 (ng/dL)
1.61 ± 2.17
1.03 ± 0.17
0.19
PCR (mg/dL)
3.47 ± 5.38
2.36 ± 2.75
0.50
IL-6 (pg/mL)
47.5 ± 104
37.7 ± 85.0
0.73
Leptin (ng/mL)
52.4 ± 30.0
53.5 ± 26.0
0.90
Adiponectin (μg/mL)
3.73 ± 4.19
2.73 ± 1.45
0.31
FGF-21 (pg/mL)
368 ± 679
244 ± 391
0.56
Data are represented as mean with respective standard deviation. values are results of the GzLM test. HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; VLDL, very low density lipoprotein; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; PCR, protein C reactive; FGF-21, fibroblast growth factor 21.
