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Table 1 Study population characteristics

From: The relationship between the leptin/ghrelin ratio and meals with various macronutrient contents in men with different nutritional status: a randomized crossover study

 

Normal body weight men

Overweight/obese men

p-value

Group I

n

11

12

 

Age (years)

33 ± 2

40 ± 2

0.01

BMI (kg/m2)

23.8 ± 0.5

31.4 ± 1.5

0.0002

Body fat content (%)

17.9 ± 1.0

28.6 ± 1.7

0.00003

Group II

n

12

11

 

Age (years)

33 ± 3

36 ± 3

0.24

BMI (kg/m2)

23.9 ± 0.2

33.7 ± 2.2

0.000001

Body fat content (%)

18.6 ± 1.5

31.9 ± 2.7

0.0002

  1. The results are presented as mean values ± SE
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Nutrition Journal

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