Expression levels of obesity marker genes.

Data represent the median gene expression levels of the marker genes normalized to the household gene TATA box binding Protein (TBP) expression in SAT and VAT and the median values of the serum concentration levels of adiponectin and leptin. Minimum and maximum expression ratios are represented between brackets. Differences between VAT an SAT gene expression levels were examined with a Mann Whitney U-test, significant differences (p≤0.05; n = 50) are shown in bold. SAT = Subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT = Visceral adipose tissue.