Abstract

Objective: To find out the levels of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) profilin and adiponectin in obese patients complicated with or without metabolic syndrome as compared to non-obese patients. Methods: This study was an observational analytic study using cross sectional design. After interview, the subjects were performed with a anthropometric test and then a metabolic syndrome panel. The levels of profilin and adiponectin were detected by using ELISA method. Results: There was a significant difference of T. gondii profilin between the obese complicated with metabolic syndrome group and the non-obese group (P = 0.00; α = 0.05), as well as the metabolically healthy obese, in which the level of profilin was significantly higher in the group as compared to the non-obese group (P = 0.001; α = 0.05). Adiponectin level of the obese complicated with metabolic syndrome group was significantly lower as compared to the metabolically healthy obese and non-obese group (P = 0.001; α = 0.05). Conclusions: The level of T. gondii profilin in obese patients was higher than that in the nonobese, whereas the level of adiponectin in obese patients complicated with metabolic syndrome was lower than that in the obese without metabolic syndrome and non-obese patients.

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