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Association Between Clinical Severity of Childhood Asthma and Serum Leptin Levels

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Abstract

Objective

To investigate the association between the clinical severity of childhood asthma and serum leptin levels, to define whether the severity of asthma correlates with body mass index (BMI) or serum leptin levels and to examine the sensitivity of leptin levels in predicting asthma severity.

Methods

This study was conducted in 65 patients, aged 2 to 14 yrs with newly diagnosed asthma without any chronic co-morbidity. The subjects were distributed into three groups according to the severity of asthma.

Results

Intra-group serum leptin levels before and after treatment did not show significant difference (p > 0.05). Inter-group pre-treatment leptin levels were different significantly (p < 0.01) and the difference originated from Group I and III as well as Group II and III. No correlation existed between leptin levels and BMI (p > 0.05).

Conclusions

Leptin levels correlated with the clinical severity of asthma and this was suggested to be associated with the severity of inflammation in asthma. More studies are required to evaluate leptin levels in predicting asthma severity.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, GATA Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Asya Tanju, Ferhat Cekmez, Secil Aydinoz, Ferhan Karademir, Selami Suleymanoglu & Ismail Gocmen

  2. GATA Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ferhat Cekmez

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Tanju, A., Cekmez, F., Aydinoz, S. et al. Association Between Clinical Severity of Childhood Asthma and Serum Leptin Levels. Indian J Pediatr 78, 291–295 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-010-0281-0

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