Table 2 Serum concentrations of adiponectin, resistin and leptin in patients with alopecia areata and healthy controls.

From: Adiponectin as a novel biomarker of disease severity in alopecia areata

Parameter (mean ± SD)

Patients with AA (n = 65)

Healthy controls (n = 71)

p value

Adiponectin (ng/ml)

7966 ± 4087

9947 ± 5692

0.0312

Resistin (ng/ml)

11.04 ± 3.88

14.11 ± 8.69

0.0176

Leptin (pg/ml)

17683 ± 18048

12789 ± 11492

0.2658

  1. SD standard deviation, AA alopecia areata.
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