LEP and metabolic syndrome: Compared with the patients with the AA genotype, the T-carriers had significantly higher WC (87.1 ± 6.9 versus 85.7 ± 7.2 cm, P = 0.003), positive history of dyslipidemia, total and HDL cholesterol (4.3 ± 1.0 versus 4.1 ± 1.0, P = 0.006), leptin (6.5 ± 28.2 versus 4.0 ± 3.3, P = 0.005), and A/L ratio (3.7 ± 4.0 versus 5.1 ± 6.0, P = 0.001).