Subcutaneous adipose tissue layers as a stable correlate of leptin in response to short term energy restriction in obese girls

We studied the relationship of subcutaneous adipose tissue layers (SAT-layers) measured at 15 specified body sites with leptin before and after a weight loss program for three weeks. In 70 obese girls, SAT-layers were measured by means of the optical device, lipometer. Fat mass (FM) was estimated by means of bioelectrical impedance. At the beginning of the study, all estimates of adiposity, insulin, and SAT-layers from the upper body (from 1-neck to 6-lateral chest) were correlated to leptin at a P-value of