Total serum FGF-21 levels positively relate to visceral adiposity differently from its functional intact form.

Data in Table 1 display an increasing trend of FGF-21 levels (although not significant) when comparing patients with increased WC vs normal WC (NCEP-ATPIII criterion cut-off for WC), those affected by MetS vs patients without MetS, diabetic vs non diabetic, and patients with atherosclerosis vs patients without it. 3.2.

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