OBESITY PANEL (Hexokinase,

Spectrophotometry, CMIA, EIA)

Glucose, Fasting mg/dL (70.00-100.00)
Cholesterol, ,Total mg/dL (Link with age)
Triglycerides mg/dL (Link with age)
HDL Cholesterol mg/dL (40.00-60.00)
LDL Cholesterol mg/dL (Link with age)
VLDL Cholesterol mg/dL ( <30.00)
TSH, Ultrasensitive µIU/mL
Leptin ng/mL

Reference Reference Range in ng/mL

Group

Females 3.63-11.09

Males 2.05-5.63

NCEP CHOLESTEROL IN TRIGLYCERIDES IN LDL CHOLESTEROL

RECOMMENDATIONS mg/dL mg/dL IN mg/dL
FOR >12 YEARS
Optimal <200 <150 <100
Near / Above Optimal - - 100-129
Borderline High 200-239 150-199 130-159
High >or= 240 200-499 160-189
Very High - >or= 500 >or= 190

NCEP CHOLESTEROL IN TRIGLYCERIDES IN LDL CHOLESTEROL

RECOMMENDATIONS mg/dL mg/dL IN mg/dL
FOR <12 YEARS
Optimal <170 <150 <110
Near / Above Optimal - - -
Borderline High 171-199 150-199 111-129
High >or= 200 200-499 >or= 130
Very High - >or= 500 -

AGE REFERENCE RANGE IN µIU/mL

1-4 days 1.000-39.000

5-14 days Not Established

2wk-5 months 1.700-9.100

5 months-20 years 0.700-6.400

>20 years 0.350-4.940

Note: Test conducted on Plasma (Glucose) & Serum (remaining tests)

Comments

Obesity is associated with increase in serum concentration of several parameters. For an average
increase of 7.3 % in body mass index, Cholesterol total concentrations increase by 2.5 %, LDL
cholesterol by 3 % and Triglycerides by 18.2 %. Glucose tolerance is also impaired in obese
individuals.

Leptin is a vital signaling factor regulating body weight homeostasis and energy balance . It’s
production is under neuro-endocrine control and the serum concentrations vary directly with the
amount of triglycerides stored in fat depots. Most obese humans have increased leptin
concentrations . It is a gastrointestinal regulatory peptide that controls appetite.