The higher the leptin levels were,the higher risk metabolic syndrome was. The relationship between leptin levels and metabolic syndrome was affected by age and gender. Males were more sensitive to leptin than females.

• 瘦素水平愈高发生代谢综合征的危险性愈大,瘦素与代谢综合征的关系受性别与年龄的影响,男性比女性对瘦素水平变化更为敏感,随年龄增长瘦素对代谢综合征发生的危险增大。