Table 2.

Plasma adiponectin concentrations at baseline and post-intervention by intervention

Group	CR			CR+EX
	All	Weight loss >12.7%	Weight loss <12.7%	All	Weight loss >12.7%	Weight loss <12.7%
Adiponectin (μg/ml)	(n=22)	(n=10)	(n=12)	(n=48)	(n=28)	(n=20)
Baseline	5.3 (2.8, 9.7)	3.5 (2.6, 5.6)	8.4 (3.2, 10.9)	6.4 (3.9, 9.0)	7.0 (3.5, 12.3)	5.3 (3.9, 7.4)
Post-intervention	5.2 (3.0, 9.0)	4.0 (2.5, 5.8)	7.0 (3.4, 9.7)	7.6 (4.4, 11.4)	9.1 (5.6, 12.8)	6.4 (3.6, 10.0)
P value*	0.42	0.085	0.96	<0.001	0.002	0.007

Data are median (quartiles).

CR: Caloric restriction; CR+EX, caloric restriction and exercise

^*paired t-test on log-transformed data comparing baseline and post-intervention