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Salivary leptin concentrations in Bruneian secondary school children
Idris, Adi Khamis, Ahmed Gharib Ghazali, Nur Basirah Steele, Michael Koh, David Tuah, Nik Ani
Idris, Adi
Khamis, Ahmed Gharib
Ghazali, Nur Basirah
Steele, Michael
Koh, David
Tuah, Nik Ani
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the association between leptin levels and body mass index in Bruneian secondary school students. Methods: The body mass index of Bruneian secondary school students (aged 11–18 years) was determined before collecting their saliva using the passive drool technique. Salivary leptin concentration was determined by ELISA. Results: Correlation and partial correlation (controlled for age) analyses showed no significant differences between the levels of salivary leptin of normal weight and overweight students. Conclusions: No significant increase in the salivary leptin concentration was observed in overweight compared with normal weight Bruneian secondary school students.
Keywords
obesity, saliva, leptin, Brunei, adolescents, body mass index
Date
2016
Type
Journal article
Journal
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Book
Volume
6
Issue
4
Page Range
335-337
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
Open access
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Open