Serum Leptin as a Marker for Severity of Endometriosis

Table 2

Relation between serum leptin and both groups.

		Endometriosis (30)	Controls (30)	value
Serum leptin level (pg/ml)	150	0 (0.0)	8 (26.7)	0.0001
	200	8 (26.7)	17 (56.7)
	250	11 (36.7)	1 (3.3)
	300	5 (16.7)	4 (13.3)
	350	2 (6.7)	0 (0.0)
	400	4 (13.3)	0 (0.0)
	Mean ± SD (range)	289.73 ± 65.08 (201.245–431.479)	222.66 ± 40.40 (180.492–340.450)	0.0001^#

Significant difference between proportions using Pearson’s chi-square test at 0.05 level. ^#Significant difference between two independent means using Student’s-t-test at 0.05 level.