Changes in the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Are Associated with Improvements in Diabetes Risk Factors after Exercise Training in Adolescents with Obesity: The HEARTY Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Relationship between changes in BDNF and changes in anthropometrics and diabetes risk factors in the exercise group.

Measure	Correlation,	value
Δ weight	−0.005	0.95
Δ waist circumference	0.02	0.81
Δ BMI	0.01	0.83
Δ %body fat	−0.04	0.6
Δ glucose	−0.17	0.04
Δ insulin	0.13	0.1
Δ HbA1c	0.01	0.89
Δ HOMA-B	0.23	0.005
Δ HOMA-IS	−0.06	0.46

Note: BMI = body mass index; HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c; HOMA-B = homeostatic model assessment beta cell secretory capacity; HOMA-IS = homeostatic model assessment insulin sensitivity.