Table 1 Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics. Group comparisons were performed by Mann–Whitney U-test or Kruskal-Wallis, when indicated

Age (years)

53.7 (32–90)

54.6 (31–85)

54.6 (31–84)

54.7 (31–85)

Sex (female)

4

18

5

13

Body mass (kg)

76.6 (48–99)

90 (59–135) ^A

82 (59–100)

96.4 (74–135) ^A,B

BMI (all)

26.6 (21.9–31.4)

30.9 (24.2–46.1) ^A

27.3 (25–29.8)

33.8 (30.0–46.1) ^A,B

 Females

25.3 (21.9–29.1)

31.7 (25.0–38.0)

26.8 (25.2–29.1)

33.6 (30.0–38.0)

 Males

27.3 (22.5–31.1)

30.5 (24.2–46.1)

27.4 (25–29.8)

34.0 (30.1–46.1)

Ethnicity (%)

 White

54.5

78

95.4

21.4

 Brown

21.2

14

17.8

 Black

18.1

8

4.5

60.7

Length of in-hospital stay (days)

--

10.3 (3–46)

9.4 (3–28)

11 (3–46)

Clinical score (WHO)

--

2.9 (1–8)

2.9 (1–8)

2.9 (1–7)

Ghrelin (mg/dL)

0.03 (0–0.10)

0.018 (0–0.14)

0.0069 (0–0.03)

0.028 (0–0.14)

Leptin (mg/dL)

2053 (520.1–4204)

3878 (1005–8973)

3473 (1011–8662)

4163 (1005–9973) ^A

Adiponectin (mg/dL)

2568 (2021–2996)

2555 (2050–3153)

2605 (2050–3153)

2517 (2092–2930)