Effects of Hydroxycitric Acid Supplementation on Body Composition, Obesity Indices, Appetite, Leptin, and Adiponectin of Women with NAFLD on a Calorie-Restricted Diet
Table 5
Associations between percent of changes in obesity indices and body composition with percent of changes in serum leptin and adiponectin and their ratios.
Percent of changes in variables
Intervention (N = 19)
Control (N = 21)
Percent of changes
Percent of changes
Adiponectin (µg/mL)
Leptin (ng/mL)
Lep/ADP
Adiponectin (µg/mL)
Leptin (ng/mL)
Lep/ADP
VAT (kg)
−0.244
−0.724
0.137
0.092
−0.094
(0.067)
(0.314)
(<0.001)
(0.555)
(0.692)
(0.686)
FM (kg)
0.016
−0.274
−0.252
0.084
0.216
0.066
(0.948)
(0.257)
(0.298)
(0.718)
(0.346)
(0.775)
WC (cm)
−0.293
−0.214
0.124
−0.061
0.051
0.074
(0.224)
(0.379)
(0.613)
(0.791)
(0.825)
(0.750)
BMI (kg/m2)
−0.440
−0.473
0.220
−0.229
0.030
0.189
(0.059)
(0.081)
(0.366)
(0.318)
(0.899)
(0.411)
WHR
−0.062
−0.050
−0.116
−0.410
−0.635
−0.171
(0.800)
(0.840)
(0.637)
(0.065)
(0.075)
(0.460)
WHtR
−0.293
−0.214
0.124
−0.061
0.051
0.074
(0.224)
(0.379)
(0.613)
(0.791)
(0.825)
(0.750)
VAT, visceral adipose tissue; FM, fat mass; wc, waist circumference; BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; Lep/Adp, leptin to adiponectin ratio; r(). A value <0.05 is statistically significant.
