Research Article
Adipokines and Cysteinyl Leukotrienes in the Pathogenesis of Asthma
Table 2
Adipokine levels in obese, nonobese, asthmatic, and nonasthmatic subjects.
| | Asthma | Nonasthma | |
| Leptin ng/mL | 24.9 ± 22.3 | 17.4 ± 15.3 | = 0.125 | Adiponectin g/mL | 10.9 ± 5.7 | 12.3 ± 5.9 | = 0.13 | L/A ratio | 3.0 ± 3.8 | 2.1 ± 2.2 | = 0.09 | EBC g/mL | 70.1 ± 29.4 | 59.1 ± 27.8 | = 0.04 |
| Subgroups | | | | | Obese/nonobese | Obese/nonobese | |
| Leptin ng/mL | 40.2 ± 21.9/9.7 ± 7.2 | 26.8 ± 15.8/7.1 ± 4.5 | | Adiponectin g/mL | 9.0 ± 4.7/12.6 ± 6.3 | 9.5 ± 4.9/14.7 ± 5.6 | | L/A ratio | 5.5 ± 4.3/2.5 ± 0.76 | 2.3 ± 2.1/3.1 ± 0.3 | | EBC g/mL | 72.9 ± 29.7/67.8 ± 29.7 | 60.8 ± 28.1/57.1 ± 28.2 | |
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Note: L/A: leptin/adiponectin ratio; EBC: exhaled breath condensate.
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