Review Article
Bariatric Endocrinology: Principles of Medical Practice
Table 4
Laboratory findings in patients with adiposopathy.
| (i) Elevated leptin | | (ii) Decreased adiponectin | | (iii) Increasing leptin to adiponectin ratio over time | | (iv) Increased tumor necrosis factor alpha | | (v) Increased c-reactive protein | | (vi) High triglycerides/low HDL cholesterol | | (vii) Elevated free fatty acids | | (viii) Hyperinsulinemia/hyperglycemia | | (ix) Activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone | | (x) Hypoandrogenemia in men | | (xi) Hyperandrogenemia in women | |
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