Assess the relationship between leptin levels with classes of obesity in adult of Babylon, Iraq

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between leptin levels and classes of obesity adults, who do not suffer from chronic diseases. This study was performed in department of nutrition at the Murjan teaching hospital / in Babylon province / Iraq, in January 2016. This study included 52 (100 %) were patients with obesity ,female were 39(75.0%) and male were 13 (25.0 %) for age range from (19-40 years) and mean BMI (32.32 for classes I,36.93 for classes II and 42.15 for class III). Correlation analysis showed that a significant positive correlate (y = 35.71+1.43*BMI, r = 0.65, P = 0.03) between classes III of obesity depending on BMI and leptin levels ,while the results found there was no significant correlation between classes I and II and leptin levels.