Comparison of serum NRG-1 (ng/ml) among obese subjects (pre-LSG) with different depression levels and non-obese subjects

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Flow diagram of the study population. * The cases who were lost during...

Percentage and level of depression among obese subjects (pre- and...

Mean values of depression symptoms of the obese subjects (pre- and...

Comparison between the obese subjects (pre-LSG) and non-obese subjects...

Comparison of serum NRG-1 (ng/ml) among obese subjects (pre-LSG) with...

Is neuregulin-1 (NRG-1) a potential blood biomarker linking depression to obesity? A case-control study

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Sep 2023

Heba Ahmed Abdelaziz
Tamer Nabil Abdelbaki
Yomna E. Dean
Sara Assem

Background and aim No definite biomarker linking depression and obesity has been found yet. Our study aimed to investigate neuregulin-1 (NRG-1) as a potential blood biomarker for this association. Methods A case–control study was conducted on 108 obese subjects assigned for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and 100 non-obese controls. Depression was...