Table 2 Correlations of anthropometric and laboratory characteristics with serum total adiponectin and HOMA-IR before the intervention (n = 95)

Body weight

− 0.204^a

0.047

0.474^a

< 0.01

Body mass index

− 0.119

0.249

0.435^a

< 0.01

Waist circumference

− 0.103

0.318

0.330^a

< 0.01

Waist-hip ratio (WHR)

− 0.393^a

0.001

0.186

0.071

Waist-height ratio (WHtR)

− 0.033

0.751

0.278^a

0.006

Body fat percentage

− 0.308^a

0.002

0.226^a

0.028

Body muscle percentage

0.302^a

0.003

− 0.147

0.155

Body water percentage

0.317^a

0.002

− 0.226^a

0.028

Fasting serum glucose

0.170

0.099

0.393^a

< 0.01

Fasting serum insulin

− 0.210^a

0.041

0.998^a

< 0.01

HOMA-IR

− 0.195^a

0.050

N/A

–

Serum total adiponectin

N/A

–

− 0.195^a

0.050