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

Table 3

Serum leptin levels in β-TM patients with normal and short stature according to gender.

β-TM patients	Serum leptin levels (ng/mL)				value
	⁢Short stature		⁢Normal stature
		Mean ± SD		Mean ± SD
Males ()	12	1.33 ± 1.07	15	2.0 ± 1.37	0.18
Females ()	14	2.32 ± 1.41	9	4.75 ± 1.83	0.002
All (0)	26	1.87 ± 1.34	24	3.03 ± 2.04	0.021