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Analysis of changes on adiponectin levels and abdominal obesity after smoking cessation.

Maki KomiyamaHiromichi WadaHajime YamakageNoriko Satoh-AsaharaYoichi SunagawaTatsuya MorimotoYuka OzakiAkira ShimatsuYuko TakahashiKoji Hasegawa
Published in: PloS one (2018)
Despite weight gain and increased abdominal obesity, serum adiponectin levels did not decrease after SC. Therefore, the beneficial effect of SC may eliminate the adverse effects of subsequent weight gain. Conversely, patients with less abdominal obesity had increased adiponectin levels 1 year after SC. Therefore, in such patients, the beneficial effect of SC on adiponectin levels is apparent.
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