J Endocrinol Metab

Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, ISSN 1923-2861 print, 1923-287X online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 1, Number 4, October 2011, pages 182-187

Plasma Omentin-1 Levels Are Similar in Nondiabetic Metabolic Syndrome Patients and Healthy Subjects

Figures

Figure 1. Plasma Omentin-1 levels according to fasting plasma glucose categories

Figure 2. The correlation of plasma Omentin-1 with triglyceride and HDL-C in all patients

Tables

**Table 1.** Demographic characteristics of the groups
	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	p
Group 1: Prediabetic metabolic syndrome patients; Group 2: Normoglycemic metabolic syndrome patients; Group 3: Control subjects.
Age (years)	45.96 ± 4.85	43.36 ± 7.18	43.27 ± 5.36	0.178
Weight (kg)	85.34 ± 14.9	84.8 ± 10.98	69.39 ± 14.5	< 0.0001
BMI (kg/m²)	31.29 ± 4.06	30.27 ± 4.08	26.01 ± 4.79	< 0.0001
Waist circumference (cm)	105.08 ± 11.51	102.2 ± 9	84.83 ± 13.72	< 0.0001
Hip cicumference (cm)	113.6 ± 7.07	110.32 ± 9.7	104.4 ± 10.97	0.002
Waist/Hip ratio	0.92 ± 0.07	0.93 ± 0.07	0.81 ± 0.07	< 0.0001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	132.4 ± 16.90	122.8 ± 15.68	116.67 ± 13.98	0.0027
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	80 ± 9.13	76.2 ± 10.54	73.5 ± 11.68	0.085

**Table 2.** Basal biochemical parameters of the groups
	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	p
Group 1: Prediabetic metabolic syndrome patients; Group 2: Normoglycemic metabolic syndrome patients; Group 3: Control subjects.
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)	108.92 ± 7.2	90.04 ± 7.76	91.67 ± 9.6	< 0.0001
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	217.72 ± 52.42	209.72 ± 33.12	205.77 ± 36.48	0.79
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	213.64 ± 114.32	215.88 ± 87.3	94.07 ± 38.26	< 0.0001
HDL-C (mg/dl)	47.04 ± 10.46	41.76 ± 7.95	61 ± 14.18	< 0.0001
LDL-C (mg/dl)	150.04 ± 41.7	145.92 ± 26.88	134.07 ± 29.37	0.18
HbA1C (%)	5.85 ± 0.43	5.65 ± 0.29	5.44 ± 0.31	0.0001

**Table 3.** Plasma Omentin-1 levels of the groups
	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Group 1: Prediabetic metabolic syndrome patients; Group 2: Normoglycemic metabolic syndrome patients; Group 3: Control subjects.
Plasma Omentin-1 (ng/mL)	95.98 ± 25.85	85.08 ± 19.05	87.83 ± 17.10

**Table 4.** Plasma Omentin-1 levels according to BMI groups
	BMI groups
	< 25 kg/m²	25 - 29.9 kg/m²	≥ 30 kg/m²
Plasma Omentin-1 (ng/mL)	86.18 ± 14.67	90.60 ± 23.62	89.82 ± 20.82