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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2015; 21(10): 3020-3029
Published online Mar 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.3020
Published online Mar 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.3020
Table 5 Serum levels of adipokines in patients with and without ascites
| Patients with ascites (n = 14) | Patients without ascites (n = 26) | P value | |
| Leptin (range) | 3.54 (1.04-42.53) | 7.41 (1.43-53.87) | 0.356 |
| Adiponectin (range) | 21.08 (4.06-77.75) | 7.14 (2.125-72.8) | 0.008 |
| Resistin (range) | 0.79 (0.47-1.06) | 0.78 (0.43-1.07) | 0.799 |
| Visfatin (range) | 10.4 (0.1-109) | 4.01 (0.1-100) | 0.219 |
| Apelin (range) | 4.01 (1.53-7.5) | 6.09 (2.23-9.74) | 0.089 |
| RBP4 (range) | 3.04 (1.88-8.6) | 6.69 (2.6-13.04) | 0.001 |
- Citation: Kalafateli M, Triantos C, Tsochatzis E, Michalaki M, Koutroumpakis E, Thomopoulos K, Kyriazopoulou V, Jelastopulu E, Burroughs A, Lambropoulou-Karatza C, Nikolopoulou V. Adipokines levels are associated with the severity of liver disease in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(10): 3020-3029
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i10/3020.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.3020