The Effects of Body Acupuncture on Obesity: Anthropometric Parameters, Lipid Profile, and Inflammatory and Immunologic Markers

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Changes of anthropometric parameters and lipid profile in real and sham groups. BMI: body mass index, BF%: body fat percentage, WC: waist circumferences, HC: hip circumferences, TC: total cholesterol, HDL-C: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C: low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, TG: triglycerides. (a), (b) and (c) means first, second and whole period of the study, respectively, *𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.01, and ***𝑃<0.001, respectively.