2001 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages 921-924
Examination of their clinical significance showed that plasma leptin concentrations were significantly higher in 15 obese cats than in normal controls (P<0.01) and correlated significantly with body weight, chest and abdominal measurements, relative chest girth, relative abdominal girth, chest/abdomen size ratio, hematocrit values, and plasma concentrations of total cholesterol, triglyceride, and glucose. Like obese human beings and dogs, obese cats are in a state of leptin resistance. This means that plasma leptin concentration is an index of obesity and nutritional condition in cats too.
