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. 2020 Mar 30;64(4):479–482. doi: 10.20945/2359-3997000000224

Table 1. Descriptive data of body composition on different groups of FGF21 increased and decreased in obese adolescents submitted to multidisciplinary therapy.

  Increase FGF21

< 76.5 pg/mL (n = 13) ≥ 76.5 pg/mL (n = 14)


Baseline After P Baseline After P
Body weight (kg) 112.4 ± 20.7 105.7 ± 18.2 0.00 111.6 ± 12.8 107.0 ± 12.6 0.04
BMI (kg/m2) 37.3 ± 5.3 34.9 ± 5.1 0.53 39.1 ± 4.4 37.9 ± 4.6 0.02
Body Fat (kg) 39.5 ± 10.2 35.0 ± 8.8 0.06 44.3 ± 7.1 41.2 ± 6.9 0.40
FFM (kg) 72.6 ± 13.4 70.7 ± 12.9 0.01 70.8 ± 9.3 69.8 ± 9.3 0.85
RMR (kcal) 2207.7 ± 407.1 2148.5 ± 391.1 0.00 2152.8 ± 284.5 2124.9 ± 281.7 0.88
FGF21 187.5 ± 143.3* 226.8 ± 137.9 0.01 97.9 ± 135.5* 271.4 ± 256.6 0.00

  Decrease FGF21

< -64.1 pg/mL (n = 14) ≥ -64.1 pg/mL (n = 14)


Baseline After P Baseline After P

Body weight (kg) 107.2 ± 13.9 101.9 ± 13.5 0.00 112.9 ± 15.8 104.9 ± 14.9 0.00
BMI (kg/m2) 37.5 ± 5.1 35.4 ± 5.3 0.91 39.5 ± 4.1 36.7 ± 3.8 0.25
Body Fat (kg) 40.2 ± 7.0 36.8 ± 6.6 0.28 45.2 ± 9.5 39.3 ± 7.7 0.00
FFM (kg) 66.9 ± 10.8 65.1 ± 10.1 0.00 67.7 ± 10.1 65.6 ± 10.2 0.00
RMR (kcal) 2034.8 ± 331.9 1979.6 ± 307.5 0.01 2059.3 ± 308.5 1989.7 ± 300.5 0.00
FGF21 183.9 ± 165.7* 152.7 ± 168.1 0.89 426.0 ± 261.0 182.0 ± 143.0 0.00

*p < 0.05 compared to decrease FGF21 ≥ -64.1; p < 0.05 compared to baseline in the same group. FGF21 were expressed in pg/mL. BMI: body mass index; FFM: free fat mass; RMR: rest metabolic rate.