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Figure 1 Obesity was associated with significant elevations of circulating hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) (A) but not of circulating vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) (B) in obese subjects when compared with lean subjects. Data are presented as mean ± SEM, and the analysis was performed using a t test. A value of p > 0.05 was considered not significant (NS).