Table 3 Comparative Analysis of Body Composition and Plasma Leptin levels among the Sickle Cell Anaemia Patients in the Steady and Unsteady States

(n)

(6)

(10)

(16)

(9)

(6)

(15)

(7)

(2)

(9)

(10)

(5)

(15)

Age, yr

8.3 ± 1.4^b

25.7 ± 1.7^a

17.1 ± 1.6^a

8.7 ± 0.8

23.3 ± 2.2

14.5 ± 2.1

10 ± 1.2

17.5 ± 0.5

11.7 ± 1.5

10.9 ± 1.1

20.4 ± 2.2

15.1 ± 1.6

Weight, kg

17.8 ± 1.5^b

40.5 ± 1.0^a

31.9 ± 2.9^a,b

19.3 ± 2.8^a

43.3 ± 3.4^a

26.1 ± 3.8^a

18.8 ± 1.1

33.0 ± 0.2

22.0 ± 2.2

17.8 ± 1.4^c

35.8 ± 1.3

28.8 ± 2.5

BMI, kg/m²

18.4 ± 0.2^a

19.0 ± 0.3

18.7 ± 0.2

18.9 ± 0.5

19.6 ± 0.8^a

19.2 ± 0.5

19.7 ± 0.1^c

18.4 ± 0.4

19.4 ± 0.5

18.5 ± 0.5

17.9 ± 0.3

18.3 ± 0.4

FM, kg

3.6 ± 0.5^a,,b

8.2 ± 0.4

6.5 ± 0.5

4.6 ± 0.6

9.6 ± 0.9^a

6.0 ± 0.8

4.8 ± 0.5

8.9 ± 0.04

5.7 ± 0.7

4.4 ± 0.4

8.3 ± 0.9

5.7 ± 0.6

Leptin, ug/L

2.4 ± 0.03^a,b

2.1 ± 0.05

2.2 ± 0.04^a,b

4.2 ± 0.2^a

6.9 ± 0.2^a

5.3 ± 0.4^a

1.6 ± 0.08

1.8 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.09

2.9 ± 0.1

3.0 ± 0.1

3.0 ± 0.09

Leptin/FM

0.7 ± 0.08^b

0.27 ± 0.01^b

0.43 ± 0.06^b

1.04 ± 0.09^a

0.72 ± 0.06^a

0.98 ± 0.08^a

0.52 ± 0.05

0.2 ± 0.03

0.42 ± 0.05

0.7 ± 0.05^c

0.39 ± 0.06^c

0.6 ± 0.05^c