Evaluation of Serum Leptin Levels and Growth in Patients with β-Thalassaemia Major

Table 2

Serum leptin levels in patients with β-TM with delayed and normal puberty according to gender.

β-TM patients	Serum leptin levels (ng/mL)				value
	⁢Delayed puberty		⁢Normal puberty
		Mean ± SD		Mean ± SD
Males ()	7	0.89 ± 0.66	4	1.68 ± 1.08	0.16
Females ()	6	2.32 ± 1.59	5	4.1 ± 1.88	0.12
All ()	13	1.55 ± 1.35	9	3.02 ± 1.96	0.032