TABLE 1.

FROM:

Obese Subjects Respond to the Stimulatory Effect of the Ghrelin Agonist Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptide-2 on Food Intake

Blandine Laferrère, Allison B. Hart and Cyril Y. Bowers

Table 1.. Subject characteristics with serum fasting levels

	Lean	Obese	p
Age (years)	25.1 1.2	26.6 11.5	0.433
Weight (kg)	74.6 2.2	88.5 2.3	0.000
BMI (kg/m2)	23.5 0.7	31.4 0.7	0.000
Fat mass (% )	23.9 3.3	40.2 0.8	0.001
Glucose (mg/dL)	89.7 1.1	92.5 2.7	0.338
Insulin (U/mL)	5.45 0.97	14.74 1.14	0.000
Leptin (ng/dL)	5.13 1.95	22.18 3.44	0.000
Human growth hormone (g/L)	0.65 0.41	1.24 0.64	0.155