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Table 12.3 Changes in serum lipid profiles of the subjects
Serum lipid level
Before
After
Change
TC (mg/dl)
181.8 ± 3.6 a
171.0 ± 3.3
−10.2 ± 2.1*** b
HDL-C (mg/dl)
39.5 ± 1.0
40.1 ± 0.9
0.6 ± 0.9
LDL-C (mg/dl)
118.6 ± 3.2
106.9 ± 4.2
−10.8 ± 2.2***
TG (mg/dl)
93.2 ± 5.8
74.8 ± 4.0
−20.9 ± 3.5***
a Mean ± SEM
b Values with * superscripts are significantly different between before and
after the human body weight control program by paired t -test
(*** p < 0.001)
Table 12.4 Changes in serum taurine and adipokine levels of the subjects
Before
After
Change
Taurine ( m g/ml)
10.3 ± 1.0 a
8.1 ± 0.9
−2.2 ± 1.5
Adiponectin ( m g/ml)
15.2 ± 1.7
19.6 ± 2.4
4.4 ± 1.3** b
Leptin (ng/ml)
14.8 ± 1.3
10.0 ± 0.8
−4.8 ± 1.2**
Homocysteine (ng/ml)
8.1 ± 0.5
8.5 ± 2.1
−0.3 ± 0.3
a Mean ± SEM
b Values with * superscripts are significantly different between before and
after the body weight control program by paired t -test
(* p < 0.05,
** p < 0.01)
12.3.4
Serum Adipokine Level
Differences in serum taurine and adipokine levels between before and after the
8-week body weight control program are shown in Table 12.4 . There was no
significant difference in serum taurine and homocysteine levels between before and
after the body weight control program. The serum adiponectin level was increased
signi fi cantly ( p < 0.01) and serum leptin level was reduced significantly ( p < 0.01)
during the body weight control program. Similar results have been reported that
plasma adiponectin level was reduced in obese subjects (Hoffstedt et al. 2004 ;
Ouchi et al. 2003 ) and adiponectin levels in obese children were negatively corre-
lated to body fat (Reinehr et al. 2004 ). Also it was reported that leptin level was
decreased in obese children during a short-term weight reduction program (Reiterer
et al. 2011 ) .
12.3.5
Correlation Between Change of Body Composition
and Serum Adipokine Level
The correlation between change of body composition and serum adipokine levels of
the subjects is shown in Table 12.5 . There was positive correlation between change
of serum adiponectin level and change of body fat mass ( p < 0.05) and percent body
 
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