The association of appetite and hormones (leptin, ghrelin, and Insulin) with resting metabolic rate in overweight/ obese women: a case–control study

Table 3 Comparison of the median and interquartile range of the appetite and hormones between case and control

variables	Normal RMR group (n = 21)			Hypo RMR group (n = 21)			P-value^*
variables	Median,(IQR)	Min	Max	Median,(IQR)	Min	Max	P-value^*
Appetite Questionnaire^**
Appetite	250,(88)	125	350	225,(63)	125	300	0.56
Hormones
ELeptin (ng/ml)	21.25,(6.55)	2.21	26.52	20.57,(3.99)	9.69	26.52	0.90
EGhrelin (ng/ml)	1.76,(2.68)	1.27	10.57	2.11,(5.43)	1.34	9.23	0.38
EInsulin (IU/ml)	14.88,(6.21)	6.97	26.96	13.88,(6.42)	6.54	35.4	0.43

^*P values resulted from the analysis of the Wilcoxon test
^** Flint appetite questionnaire was used to assess mental feelings about appetite
Quantitative variables were reported with median and interquartile range (IQR)

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