Table 5 Comparison of demographic data and circulating apelin changes between obese children and non-obese children

The present study

Thai children

Apelin-12 in plasma

↓^*

Kotanidou et al. [7],

Greek children and adolescents

Apelin-12 in serum

↓^*

Greek children

↓^*

Greek adolescents

↓^a

Reinehr et al. [17],

German children

Apelin in serum

↓^b

Tapan et al. [8],

Turkish children

Apelin-12 in serum

↓^*

Pubertal children

↓^*

Pre-pubertal children

↔

El Wakeel et al. [5],

Egyptian children

Apelin in serum

↑^*

Ziora et al. [18],

Polish girls

Apelin-12 & Apelin-36 in serum

↑^*

Ba et al. [6],

Chinese girls

Apelin-12 in serum

↑^*

Chinese boys

↔