Serum Leptin Level Assay in Normal and Malnourished Children Aged from One to Five Years | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 215, Volume 90, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 1444-1447 PDF (188.4 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.282366 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Khayri Amhimmid Mousay* ; Ehab Mahumoud Rashid; Samar Mahmoud Abdel Halim; Dalia Mohamed Gameil Mahmoud | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Leptin may be connected to nutrition, malnutrition, and the control of the energy balance. Objective: This study aimed to assess the relationship between leptin levels and malnutrition status compared to normal nutrition in children aged from 12-60 months. Subjects and methods: This case-control study was carried out on 66 children in the Nutritional Department and Pediatrics Out-patients Clinic of Zagazig University Children Hospital. They were divided into two groups: Group I included 33 cases as normal nutritional status, and Group II included 33 cases with malnutrition status. Results: Between the study groups, there was a statistically significant decrease in serum leptin in malnourished group. Conclusion: The mean value of leptin levels was lower among malnutrition children than normal children. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Leptin; Malnutrition; Anthropometric measurements | ||
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