Relationship between obesity levels and adipocytokines in children / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the relationship between obesity levels and adipocytokines like leptin,adiponectin and resistin in children.Methods One hundred and ten patients aged 2-6 years with simple obesity were selected into obesity group,which included 40 cases of slight obesity (slight obesity group),40 cases of medium obesity (medium obesity group) and 30 cases of severe obesity (severe obesity group).Forty cases of healthy children with normal bodyweight were included in control group.Their serum leptin,adiponectin and resistin levels were tested and compared.Results Serum leptin and resistin levels in obesity group were remarkably higher than those in control group (P < 0.01),whereas adiponectin level was much lower than that in control group (P< 0.01).Serum leptin and resistin levels in medium obesity group were remarkably higher than those in slight obesity group [(14.3 ±1.9) μg/L vs (7.8 ± 1.5)μg/L and (14.6±2.2) μg/Lvs (13.1 ±3.0) μg/L](P< 0.01),whereas adiponectin level was much lower than that in slight obesity group[(6.7 ± 3.0) mg/L vs (9.1 ± 3.5) mg/L](P< 0.01).Serum leptin and resistin levels in severe obesity group [(20.4 ±4.7),(18.3 ±3.2) μg/L]were remarkably higher than those in medium obesity group(P< 0.01),whereas adiponectin level [(5.1 ± 1.2) mg/L]was much lower than that in medium obesity group (P< 0.01).Conclusion The levels of adipocytokines are closely correlated with obesity level in children,especially for abdominal obesity.