title: Plasma leptin levels and body fat distribution.
abstract: The relation between body fat distribution and plasma leptin levels in the human was investigated in 51 obese and 41 non-obese subjects. Plasma levels of leptin showed a positive correlation with body mass index and subcutaneous fat area at the umbilicus level. However, a significant correlation between its plasma levels and visceral fat area was found in neither non-obese nor obese subjects. These results suggest that plasma leptin levels might be attributed mainly to the extent of subcutaneous adiposity in human obesity.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University, Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Funahashi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shimomura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyaoka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuzawa
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014472:Umbilicus
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin; D011506:Proteins