Effects of smoking cessation on serum leptin and adiponectin levels

Table 1 Samples’ characteristics at baseline and 3 months and 6 months after smoking cessation

Participants’ characteristics	Baseline	3 months	6 months
Age (years)^a	56.1 ± 9.4	–	–
Female sex^a	16 (45.7)	–	–
BMI (kg/m²)	27.1 ± 3.7	28.6 ± 3.6^*	29.2 ± 3.5^,*
Smoking (pack-years)^a	54.3 ± 26.7	–	–
Exhaled CO	14.7 ± 9.4	4.3 ± 2.5^*	4.0 ± 2.7^*
Serum leptin (ng/ml)	6.9 ± 3.1	10.5 ± 6.8^*	6.5 ± 5.2^**
Serum adiponectin (μg/ml)	9.5 ± 2.8	11.8 ± 5.5^*	9.6 ± 5.2
CRP (mg/dl)	0.8 ± 1.1	0.3 ± 0.3^*	0.3 ± 0.3^*

Data are expressed as number of subjects (%) or mean value ± standard deviation. Differences not marked with one of the above symbols are not significant
^* p < 0.05 vs. baseline
^** p < 0.05 vs. 3 months
^aAssessment applicable only at baseline

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