LEP and coronary artery disorder: Thus, mRNA levels of the LEP gene in EAT adipocytes exceeded that of the SAT and PVAT adipocytes by 2.1 (p = 0.003) and 1.5 times (p = 0.002), respectively, among patients with CAD, and by 1.4 (p = 0.019) and 1.6 times (p = 0.012), respectively, in patients with heart defects.