EVALUATION OF SEROTONIN HORMONE LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY IN SOME ADULT MEN

Abstract

To evaluate whether serum concentration of serotonin in some healthy adult's men influenced by their characteristics of anthropometric measurements. Ninety-eight volunteer adult's men non-smoking (20-50) years in this study, the blood samples were taken from subjects at the morning during 8:30-10:30 am during November 2015 till April 2016. ELIZA kit was used to assay the serum level of serotonin hormone, and the anthropometric measurements have been done such as; body weight, height and waist circumference(WC) to calculated body mass index (BMI), and percentage of body fat (BF%) by a special formula and the subjects were assorted depending on classes of anthropometric (physical) measurements. The results showed a significant decrease in serum level of serotonin hormone(p<0.05) in obese groups like the classes of anthropometric (physical) characteristics as compared with the leaner groups. Our results suggest that the state of anthropometric (physical) characteristics which included (BMI, body fat percentage, and WC) have worked to influence on the level of serum circulating serotonin hormone in these subjects. Other words, the lake of serotonin secretion may can alter the characteristics of anthropometric measurements to individuals.