TABLE 1
FROM:
Leptin Responses to Weight Loss in Postmenopausal Women: Relationship to Sex-Hormone Binding Globulin and Visceral Obesity
Elisabeth F. C. van Rossum, Barbara J. Nicklas, Karen E. Dennis, Dora M. Berman and Andrew P. Goldberg
BACK TO ARTICLETable 1. Body composition before and after the 6-month weight loss intervention
| Before weight loss | After weight loss | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (kg) | 83.5  12.3 | 77.7 12.5 | -5.8 3.4*
|
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.0 4.5 | 29.8 4.7 | -2.2 1.3*
|
| Body fat (%) | 47.1 5.4 | 43.3 6.6 | -3.9 3.0*
|
| Fat mass (kg) | 39.0 9.1 | 33.8 10.1 | -5.2 3.5*
|
| Lean tissue mass (kg) | 40.4 4.3 | 40.4 4.0 | 0.0 1.5 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.83 0.06 | 0.82 0.06 | 0.01 0.04 |
| IAF area (cm2) | 154.7 51.2 | 129.8 47.2 | -25.1 37.4*
|
| SCF area (cm2) | 449.2 124.0 | 398.9 121.2 | -53.3 55.7*
|
All data are mean SD; n = 54.
* Significant change (p < 0.0001) from before weight loss.
