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Figure 3 Obese patients were subdivided into three groups according to their insulin sensitivity using a Homeostatic Model Assessment (HOMA) score (normal insulin sensitivity with HOMA score <3; moderate insulin resistance with HOMA score between 3 and 5; and severe insulin resistance with HOMA score >5). The mean serum HGF levels of these three groups did not differ significantly using analysis of variance (A). There was also no significant correlation between the degree of insulin resistance (HOMA score) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) concentrations (B). There was a nonsignificant trend toward lower HGF levels with higher insulin resistance. A value of p > 0.05 was considered not significant (NS).