Leptin concentration in women is influenced by regional distribution of adipose tissue
Am. j. clin. nutr
; Am. j. clin. nutr;66(6): 1340-44, Dec. 1997.
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ABSTRACT
Leptin concentration in humans are increase with obesity, and women have higher leptin concentration than men. This sex difference reflects the greater fat mass of women. However, there is evidence that factors other than the size of the adipose tissue mass contribute to serum leptin concentrations. This study was undertaken to determine whether anthropometric factors influenced leptin concentrations in our population. Leptin concentrations were measured in 375 persons from a population study of hypertension and diabetes for whom body-composition data (bioelectrical impedance analysis and anthropometry) were available. Serum leptin concentrations were more than four times higher in women than in men (18.5 ñ 13.9 compared with 3.8 ñ 3.5 ng/L, P < 0.0001). In individuals with comparable body mass indexes, these differences persisted after adjustment for either percentage fat (P < 0.05) or fat mas (P < 0.0001) by multivariate-regression analysis. After fat mass was adjusted for, the serum leptin concentration in both men and women was independent of waist circumference but in women was associated with hip circumference. Hip circumference is a proxy measure of peripheral fat and these results suggest that the larger hips of women may contribute to the sex difference in serum leptin concentration.(AU)
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Assunto principal:
Composição Corporal
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Proteínas
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Tecido Adiposo
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am. j. clin. nutr
Ano de publicação:
1997
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Article