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Table 2 Serum concentrations of biomarkers of inflammation and adipose tissue function.

From: Preserved endothelial function in human obesity in the absence of insulin resistance

 

Control subjects

Non-insulin resistant morbid

Insulin resistant morbid obese subjects (n=27)

 

(n=12)

obese subjects(n=20)

 

Adiponectin (μg/ ml)

9.47±0.12

6.27±0.49

5.09±0.63

Resistin (ng/ ml)

1.95±0.22

3.85±0.54 *

4.33±0.56 *

TNF-α ( pg/ ml)

4.61±0.45

5.65±0.39

6.41±0.47 *

IL- 6 (pg/ ml)

1.24±0.19

2.81±0.37

4.81±0.78 ¶, ‡

  1. TNF-α= Tumor necrosis factor alpha; IL-6= Interleukin 6. * p< 0.05; p< 0.01; p< 0.001 vs control subjects. p< 0.05 vs non-insulin resistant morbid obese subjects.