Table 2 Leptin levels in patients with and without cardiovascular disease risk factors
|  | Men (n = 720) | Women (n = 279) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Absent | Present | P -value | Absent | Present | P -value |
Diabetes | 4.96 (2.97, 8.02) | 6.97 (4.90, 8.56) | 0.044 | 5.50 (3.14, 9.40) | 8.65 (4.79, 12.35) | 0.049 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 4.94 (2.97, 7.85) | 8.02 (4.56, 11.50) | 0.003 | 5.43 (3.14, 9.40) | 8.05 (5.67, 13.95) | 0.039 |
Hypertriglyceridemia | 4.91 (2.94, 7.89) | 7.18 (4.44, 10.30) | 0.002 | 5.39 (3.12, 9.22) | 6.90 (4.90, 10.75) | 0.054 |
High LDL cholesterol | 4.92 (2.94, 7.85) | 6.36 (3.73, 10.20) | 0.013 | 5.43 (3.17, 9.87) | 6.15 (4.45, 9.13) | 0.561 |
Low HDL cholesterol | 4.95 (2.94, 8.32) | 5.04 (3.68, 7.43) | 0.610 | 5.51 (3.12, 9.96) | 5.51 (3.32, 9.13) | 0.698 |
Hypertension | 4.94 (2.97, 8.20) | 5.51 (3.11, 7.93) | 0.538 | 5.40 (3.12, 9.36) | 7.67 (4.35, 11.20) | 0.087 |
MS | 4.78 (2.90, 7.73) | 7.26 (4.98, 9.52) | <0.001 | 5.20 (2.94, 9.74) | 6.63 (4.83, 9.40) | 0.010 |
Ever smoked | 4.82 (2.90, 7.60) | 5.53 (3.35, 9.34) | 0.030 | 5.51 (3.17, 9.56) | 5.71 (4.57, 6.72) | 0.829 |
Alcohol use | 4.63 (2.89, 7.54) | 5.25 (3.28, 8.57) | 0.057 | 5.53 (3.32, 9.72) | 5.40 (2.89, 9.40) | 0.548 |