Selenium Supplementation, Body Mass Composition, and Leptin Levels in Patients with Obesity on a Balanced Mildly Hypocaloric Diet: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Anthropometric and biochemical characteristics of participants at the baseline and at the end of the study.

	Baseline			End of the study
	Se-treated group (n = 18)	Placebo-treated group (n = 19)		Se-treated group (n = 16)	Placebo-treated group (n = 19)
Age (ys) ± SD	38 ± 10.9	42 ± 14.4	ns
Gender			ns
Male	5	6
Female	13	13
Weight (kg) ± SD	106.8 ± 31	114 ± 22.8	ns	103.1 ± 30.7	111.1 ± 21.9	ns
BMI (kg/m^2) ± SD	37.1 ± 8.9	41.8 ± 8.5	ns	36.9 ± 9.2	40.6 ± 7.7	ns
Fat mass (kg) ± SD	44.2 ± 3.8	47.1 ± 3.9	ns	34.5 ± 3.2	45.4 ± 3.8	0.03
Lean mass (kg) ± SD	62.5 ± 3.7	66.7 ± 2.9	ns	65.9 ± 3.4	66.9 ± 3.2	ns
Leptin levels ± SD	28.9 ± 16.3	28.6 ± 17.7	ns	23.9 ± 15.4	29.4 ± 16.9	0.01
PGWBI score ± SD	71 ± 17	79 ± 16.7	ns	82.3 ± 10	75.1 ± 21.2	0.003