The effect of leptin on obesity in children and adolescents

Abstract

This study is focused on the connection between an overly enhanced thyroid function, especially thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and being overweight in youngsters and teenagers. The researchers also assessed the levels of leptin hormone and lipid profiles in obese individuals compared to non-obese individuals. The study included 100 participants aged 7 to 15 years, divided into two groups: So, I am going to assign 50 obese and 50 non-obese individuals as a control group and the body mass index (BMI) will be used as a rule for obesity. Blood was taken from the two groups in order to measure the levels of serum leptin, TSH, total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, cholesterol high density (HDL) and low density cholesterol (LDL) respectively. The statistical examination of this data was executed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), to find out if there was any significant difference between the two groups. The members in the obese group demonstrated a substantive hike (p