Food & Nutrition

Arab Journal of Food & Nutrition
74. Plasma Leptin Levels and Obesity Indices and Their Association with Dietary
Patterns and Habits in a Group of Jordanian Women (2004)
Rula Ali Amr\ University of Jordan
Supervisor: Dr. Mousa Numan Ahmad
The relationship between serum leptin levels, anthropometric indices of
overweight and obesity and dietary patterns and habits was examined in a sample of 98
Jordanian women with a mean age of 27.9 ± 0.8 years. They were grouped according
to their body mass index (BMI, Kg/ m2) into underweight (UW, n=21), normal (NW,
n=36), overweight (OW, n=21) and obese (OB, n=20). Each woman was subjected to a
comprehensive nutritional assessment regimen which included personal and general
information, lifestyle activities, health conditions, dietary patterns and habits,
anthropometric measurements and plasma leptin determination.
Plasma leptin concentrations showed a steady and significant (p