Correlation between Serum Leptin Levels, Body Mass Index and Obesity in Omanis

Objective: to ascertain the relationship between serum leptin levels and related variables (weight, body mass index (bmi) and fat percentage) in a group of omani obese and non-obese healthy subjects. methods: leptin levels were assessed in serum samples from 35 obese omanis and 20 non-obese healthy subjects. results: there was a significant difference (p< 0.001) in serum leptin between the obese group (34.78 ± 13.96 ng/ml) and the control non-obese subjects (10.6 ± 4.2 ng/ml). leptin levels were higher in females compared to males. there was a significantly positive correlation between leptin levels in obese subjects with weight (p=0.002), body fat percentage (p=0.0001) and bmi (p=0.001). conclusions: we concluded that serum leptin levels are higher in the omani obese group and correlate positively with body fatness and obesity.