Research Article
Counting Footsteps with a Pedometer to Improve HMW Adiponectin and Metabolic Syndrome among Young Female Adults in the United Arab Emirates
Table 6
Correlations between the serum levels of HMW adiponectin and anthropometric measurements and biochemical parameters before and after intervention (
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| | Before intervention (baseline) | After intervention (after 9 weeks) |
| Weight | −0.89 | −0.96 | Body mass index | −0.92 | −0.99 | Body fat mass | −0.91 | −0.93 | Fat-free mass | −0.42 | −0.53 | Percentage of body fat | −0.88 | −0.87 | Waist-hip ratio | −0.85 | −0.93 | Total cholesterol | −0.17 | −0.06 | Triglycerides | −0.25 | −0.26 | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol | −0.21 | 0.02 | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol | −0.17 | −0.03 | Systolic blood pressure | −0.29 | −0.08 | Diastolic blood pressure | −0.34 | −0.09 | Waist circumference | −0.77 | −0.88 | Visceral fat area | −0.77 | −0.88 | Insulin | −0.14 | −0.08 | Glucose | −0.01 | −0.20 | HOMA-IR | −0.18 | −0.08 |
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