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Patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia had higher levels of leptin, lower adiponectin/leptin (Adpn/Lep) ratio, and higher expression of IL-6. Leptin had an acceptable discriminatory accuracy for COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with BMI >30 (AUC 0.74) with a cutoff of 7852 pg/mL and it was associated with maximum respiratory support. Adpn/Lep had an excellent discriminatory accuracy for COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with BMI <25 (AUC 0.9) with a cutoff of 2.23.
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Why is it important?
It provides data on adipokines in COVID-19
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This page is a summary of: Discriminatory Value of Adiponectin to Leptin Ratio for COVID-19 Pneumonia, International Journal of Endocrinology, April 2022, Hindawi Publishing Corporation,
DOI: 10.1155/2022/9908450.
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