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Gender differences in serum leptin levels in humans. 1996

M S Hickey, and R G Israel, and S N Gardiner, and R V Considine, and M R McCammon, and G L Tyndall, and J A Houmard, and R H Marks, and J F Caro
Human Performance Laboratory, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA.

Leptin, the product of the ob gene, is an adipose tissue-derived hormone that appears to regulate both satiety and thermogenesis. In the present report, we have reexamined the relationship between circulating leptin concentration and body fat in humans using a more valid measure of adiposity (hydrodensitometry) and have extended these observations to examine the influence of regional body fat distribution and cardiorespiratory fitness. Fasting serum leptin concentration was 6.9 +/- 0.3 ng.ml-1 in males (N = 333) and 15.2 +/- 1.3 ng.ml-1 in females (N = 63). Interestingly, total fat mass did not differ between groups (males 20.5 +/- 0.5 kg; females 20.4 +/- 1.5 kg), suggesting that females have higher leptin levels per unit fat mass. In a multiple regression model, fat mass was the best predictor of serum leptin concentration in males, accounting for 51% of the variance in leptin concentration. In females, percentage body fat was the best predictor of leptin, accounting for 49% of the variance. In both groups, the relationship between leptin and adiposity remained significant after adjusting for age, maximal treadmill time, waist circumference, and fasting insulin concentration. These observations support previous conclusions that circulating leptin is primarily a function of adiposity and demonstrate for the first time that this relationship is independent of fat distribution or cardiorespiratory fitness. The data also suggest that there is a gender dichotomy in the relationship between leptin and body fat mass in humans.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007328 Insulin A 51-amino acid pancreatic hormone that plays a major role in the regulation of glucose metabolism, directly by suppressing endogenous glucose production (GLYCOGENOLYSIS; GLUCONEOGENESIS) and indirectly by suppressing GLUCAGON secretion and LIPOLYSIS. Native insulin is a globular protein comprised of a zinc-coordinated hexamer. Each insulin monomer containing two chains, A (21 residues) and B (30 residues), linked by two disulfide bonds. Insulin is used as a drug to control insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1). Iletin,Insulin A Chain,Insulin B Chain,Insulin, Regular,Novolin,Sodium Insulin,Soluble Insulin,Chain, Insulin B,Insulin, Sodium,Insulin, Soluble,Regular Insulin
D008076 Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol which is contained in or bound to high-density lipoproteins (HDL), including CHOLESTEROL ESTERS and free cholesterol. High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol,Cholesterol, HDL2,Cholesterol, HDL3,HDL Cholesterol,HDL(2) Cholesterol,HDL(3) Cholesterol,HDL2 Cholesterol,HDL3 Cholesterol,alpha-Lipoprotein Cholesterol,Cholesterol, alpha-Lipoprotein,alpha Lipoprotein Cholesterol
D008078 Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol which is contained in or bound to low density lipoproteins (LDL), including CHOLESTEROL ESTERS and free cholesterol. LDL Cholesterol,Cholesteryl Linoleate, LDL,LDL Cholesteryl Linoleate,Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol,beta-Lipoprotein Cholesterol,Cholesterol, beta-Lipoprotein,beta Lipoprotein Cholesterol
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011506 Proteins Linear POLYPEPTIDES that are synthesized on RIBOSOMES and may be further modified, crosslinked, cleaved, or assembled into complex proteins with several subunits. The specific sequence of AMINO ACIDS determines the shape the polypeptide will take, during PROTEIN FOLDING, and the function of the protein. Gene Products, Protein,Gene Proteins,Protein,Protein Gene Products,Proteins, Gene
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D005215 Fasting Abstaining from FOOD. Hunger Strike,Hunger Strikes,Strike, Hunger,Strikes, Hunger
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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