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Table 2 Plasma levels of adipokines in asthmatics and controls.

From: Adipokine resistin predicts anti-inflammatory effect of glucocorticoids in asthma

 

Asthmatics

Controls

p-value

N

35

32

 

Resistin (ng/l)/BMI (m2/kg)

0.5 [0.4 - 0.8]

0.5 [0.5 - 0.7]

0.603

Leptin (ng/l)/BMI (m2/kg)

0.5 [0.5 - 1.1]

0.6 [0.4 - 0.8]

0.366

Adiponectin (ng/l)/BMI (m2/kg)

165 ± 9.5

176 ± 13

0.490

Adipsin (ng/l)/BMI (m2/kg)

32 ± 1.3

33 ± 1.3

0.813

  1. Adipokine values were adjusted for BMI (body mass index)
  2. Values are presented as mean ± SEM for normally distributed data and as median [interquartile range] for non-normally distributed data.
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Journal of Inflammation

ISSN: 1476-9255

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