Alaamri, S.; Serafi, A.S.; Hussain, Z.; Alrooqi, M.M.; Bafail, M.A.; Sohail, S. Blood Pressure Correlates with Serum Leptin and Body Mass Index in Overweight Male Saudi Students. J. Pers. Med.2023, 13, 828.
Alaamri, S.; Serafi, A.S.; Hussain, Z.; Alrooqi, M.M.; Bafail, M.A.; Sohail, S. Blood Pressure Correlates with Serum Leptin and Body Mass Index in Overweight Male Saudi Students. J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13, 828.
Alaamri, S.; Serafi, A.S.; Hussain, Z.; Alrooqi, M.M.; Bafail, M.A.; Sohail, S. Blood Pressure Correlates with Serum Leptin and Body Mass Index in Overweight Male Saudi Students. J. Pers. Med.2023, 13, 828.
Alaamri, S.; Serafi, A.S.; Hussain, Z.; Alrooqi, M.M.; Bafail, M.A.; Sohail, S. Blood Pressure Correlates with Serum Leptin and Body Mass Index in Overweight Male Saudi Students. J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13, 828.
Abstract
Precise association of serum leptin with body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP; both systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is not well known for understanding their involvement in health and disease. Hence, the present study was planned to be conducted for investigating the association of BP, BMI and serum leptin levels in young normal weight (NW) and overweight (OW) male Saudi students. The NW (n: 198) and OW male subjects (n: 192) in the age range of 18-20 years were consulted. Blood pressure (BP) was measured with a mercury sphygmomanometer. Leptin Human ELISA Kits were employed for the determination of the serum leptin levels. The mean ± SD values of BMI (kg/m2), serum leptin (ng/ml), SBP (mmHg), and DBP (mmHg) all showed significant difference for young OW vs. NW male university students as: 27.52± 1.42 vs. 21.49± 2.03; 10.70± 4.67 vs. 4.68± 1.91; 121.37±2.59 vs.118.51±1.54 and 81.44±1.97 vs. 78.79±1.44 respectively. All associations (among BMI, leptin, SBP and DBP) showed positive linear and significant correlation except nonsignificant correlation of BMI and SBP for NW group. The present study in the young Saudi male students, presents significant variations for BP and serum leptin levels and significant positive linear association among serum leptin, BMI and BP.
Keywords
systolic blood pressure; diastolic blood pressure; serum leptin; body mass index; normal and overweight male students
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
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