Circulating leptin levels in elderly subjects with and without cerebrovasular disease.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
; 20(5): 350-1, 2010 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20642935
ABSTRACT
Serum concentrations of leptin was investigated in 40 patients with ischemic stroke, in context of the size of the lesion and also in 40 non-diseased controls, matched according to age, gender and waist hip ratio. Serum leptin concentrations were determined in ng/ml with ELISA and computer tomography (CT) scan was performed in patients to estimate lesion size in cms. Serum leptin concentrations were found to be significantly higher (p < 0.001) in stroke patients (51.61+1.39), compared with controls (37.76+1.207). Moreover, positive correlation (r=0.93) existed between serum leptin level and infarction size in patients with stroke.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cerebrovascular Disorders
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Leptin
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Year:
2010
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Article