Plasma leptin concentrations and four-year weight gain among US men
Chu N, Spiegelman D, Yu J, Rifai N, Hotamisligil G, Rimm E. Plasma leptin concentrations and four-year weight gain among US men. International Journal Of Obesity 2001, 25: 346-353. PMID: 11319631, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma leptin concentrationsBaseline body mass indexPlasma leptin levelsLeptin levelsSubsequent weight gainLeptin concentrationsWeight gainInsulin levelsLeptin resistanceUS menSoluble tumor necrosis factor receptor levelsTumor necrosis factor receptor levelsBaseline plasma leptin levelsElevated plasma leptin concentrationsFour-year prospective studyDetailed lifestyle questionnaireHigher baseline leptinHealth Professionals FollowBody mass indexTotal energy intakeBody fat massPlasma insulin levelsDevelopment of obesityFollow-up questionnaireBaseline leptinDietary and lifestyle factors in relation to plasma leptin concentrations among normal weight and overweight men
Chu N, Stampfer M, Spiegelman D, Rifai N, Hotamisligil G, Rimm E. Dietary and lifestyle factors in relation to plasma leptin concentrations among normal weight and overweight men. International Journal Of Obesity 2001, 25: 106-114. PMID: 11244465, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPlasma leptin concentrationsLow plasma leptin concentrationsBody fat massLeptin concentrationsPhysical activityNormal weightOverweight menFat intakeLifestyle factorsFat massBlood samplesConfounding variablesWeight gainMonounsaturated fat intakeY weight gainRecent prospective studiesVenous blood samplesCurrent smokingObese menCholesterol intakeObese subjectsMass indexPlasma leptinProspective study