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Table 2 Mean circulating leptin levels according to ethnicity and menopausal status.

From: Leptin levels and leptin receptor polymorphism frequency in healthy populations

 

Mean plasma Leptin levels ± SD

    

Race/Ethnicity

Pre-menopausal

N

Post-menopausal

N

p-value

African-American (N = 19)

-

-

61.1 ng/ml ± 26.7

19

0.074*

African-Caribbean (N = 191)

41.8 ng/ml ± 27.8

135

51.7 ng/ml ± 38.2

56

0.039**

Caucasian (N = 340)

-

-

42.4 ng/ml ± 34.8

340

 

Asian/Other (N = 24)

37.9 ng/ml ± 30.4

14

31.6 ng/ml ± 20.0

10

0.427*

  1. The p-values presented are for post-menopausal women, calculated with Caucasians as the reference group and *adjusted for body mass index and age; **adjusted for age only (BMI was not available fore these subjects). SD = standard deviation, N = number.
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Infectious Agents and Cancer

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