Table 1. Anthropometric parameters (mean±SEM) at t0, t2 and t12 (n = 28).

	t0	t2	t12	P-value*
Body weight (kg)	96.9±2.7	87.2±2.3	91.7±2.6	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	31.8±0.5	28.6±0.5	30.1±0.6	<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	97.8±2.1	89.2±1.6	92.6±1.8	<0.001
Hip circumference (cm)	113.6±1.6	107.5±1.5	109.2±1.6	<0.001
Fat mass (kg)	38.9±1.4	30.9±1.4	34.4±1.5	<0.001
Percentage fat mass (%)	40.2±1.0	35.5±1.3	37.4±1.2	<0.001
Adipocyte
Diameter (µm)	66.9±0.6	63.2±1.0	65.2±1.0	0.005
Volume (*105 µm3)	1.8±0.0	1.5±0.1	1.7±0.1	0.013
Leptin# (µg/L)	20.3±2.9	13.1±3.4	17.8±4.6	0.005
Insulin# (mU/L)	18.4±2.2	14.7±2.1	19.6±5.4	NS
Adiponectin# (µg/L)	17.0±2.1	18.0±2.6	17.0±3.5	NS

^*ANOVA repeated measures.

^#n = 13.

BMI, Body Mass Index.