Influence of Weight Loss, Body Composition, and Lifestyle Behaviors on Plasma Adipokines: A Randomized Weight Loss Trial in Older Men and Women with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
Table 4
Spearman correlations at baseline and 6 months for men between adipokines and body fat %, trunk fat, step counts, dietary intake, and peak METS from GXT (baseline only). Data are presented as rho correlation coefficient ( value).
Leptin
Soluble leptin receptor
Adiponectin
Free leptin Index
Leptin : adiponectin
Body fat (%)
Baseline
0.695 ()*
0.128 ()
0.401 ()
0.570 ()*
0.133 ()
6 months
0.465 (0.026)*
0.007 (0.973)
0.220 (0.312)
0.441 (0.035)*
0.233 (0.284)
Trunk fat
Baseline
0.183 (0.404)
0.367 ()
0.518 ()*
0.056 ()
−0.150 ()
6 months
0.222 (0.321)
0.091 (0.687)
−0.005 (0.982)
0.186 (0.408)
0.313 (0.156)
METS
Baseline
−0.192 ()
−0.059 ()
−0.095 ()
−0.112 ()
−0.002 ()
6 months
#
#
#
#
#
Step counts
Baseline
−0.134 ()
−0.099 (0.662)
−0.051 (0.820)
−0.028 (0.903)
−0.006 (0.978)
6 months
−0.168 (0.444)
0.141 (0.520)
0.005 (0.982)
−0.190 (0.386)
−0.299 (0.165)
Energy intake
Baseline
−0.237 (0.276)
0.310 (0.150)
0.174 (0.427)
−0.298 (0.167)
−0.006 (0.978)
6 months
0.230 (0.291)
−0.042 (0.847)
0.351 (0.101)
0.216 (0.321)
−0.024 (0.914)
Fat intake (%)
Baseline
0.158 (0.471)
0.105 (0.634)
0.325 (0.130)
0.154 (0.483)
−0.113 (0.609)
6 months
0.191 (0.383)
−0.135 (0.538)
0.315 (0.143)
0.217 (0.319)
−0.125 (0.571)
Carbohydrate intake (%)
Baseline
0.042 (0.847)
−0.445 (0.034)*
−0.299 (0.165)
0.093 (0.673)
0.267 (0.218)
6 months
−0.118 (0.593)
−0.161 (0.463)
−0.243 (0.264)
−0.085 (0.700)
0.112 (0.612)
Protein intake (%)
Baseline
−0.242 (0.266)
−0.047 (0.830)
−0.263 (0.266)
−0.226 (0.299)
−0.119 (0.590)
6 months
−0.351 (0.101)
0.113 (0.609)
−0.063 (0.774)
0.379 (0.074)
−0.249 (0.252)
Indicates statistical significance at ; indicates value ≥0.050 and <0.100.
#Indicates that comparisons were only from baseline measures of METS.
