Figure 2 Comparison of growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6) expression in visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue of patients with normal weight patients and in patients with morbid obesity. The figure illustrates the mRNA expression of Gas6 (y-axis) across various adipose tissue samples. The subcutaneous adipose tissue of healthy controls is shown to the left of the x-axis, while the middle column displays visceral tissue from healthy controls. The right column depicts subcutaneous tissue from patients with obesity. Significant differences are indicated by a horizontal line above the left and middle columns, denoting a significant distinction. No significant difference was observed between the left and right columns. Gas6 – growth arrest-specific 6. The figure was originally produced by the authors, using MedCalc Software (Broekstraat 52, 9030 Mariakerke, Belgium).