Parameters/Mean ± SD (p-value) | Control group of children and adolescents (N = 35) | Obese patients with hypertension (N = 92) | Patients with mildly elevated lipids (N = 99) | Normal-weight patients with hypertension (N = 104) |
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Ghrelin (pg/mL) | 865.5 ± 794.0 | 432.7 ± 216.9 (< 0.001) | 557.1 ± 334.5 (< 0.001) | 559.0 ± 371.6 (0.001) |
Adiponectin (ng/ml) | 103.7 ± 50.9 | 63.8 ± 38 (< 0.001) | 87.1 ± 47.4 (N) | 83.8 ± 40.4 (N) |
Leptin (pg/ml) | 95.4 ± 111.1 | 278.2 ± 200.4 (< 0.001) | 295.7 ± 211.3 (< 0.001) | 76.1 ± 94.5 (N) |