The Response of Circulating Leptin Levels to Exercise Stress Testing in Subjects Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 3

The relationship between exercise stress testing parameters and circulating leptin values in recovery phase of treadmill stress test.

Leptin levels in recovery phase of treadmill stress test	WATTs (mL·kg^−1·min^−1)	METs	Heart rate during effort	Maximal heart rate
All patients
Pearson’s correlation index	−0.062	−0.031	0.191	0.155
P value	0.642	0.812	0.144	0.237
Group 1
Pearson’s correlation index	0.210	0.086	0.487	0.482
P value	0.651	0.854	0.268	0.273
Group 2
Pearson’s correlation index	−0.0146	−0.131	0.89	0.033
P value	0.396	0.447	0.606	0.848
Group 3
Pearson’s correlation index	−0.009	−0.129	0.061	-0.062
P value	0.968	0.547	0.777	0.773