Descriptive baseline characteristics overall and by treatment group*

*Data are means (SDs) or numbers (%) in participants with at least one adiponectin measurement available either at baseline or at six months.†P values for homogeneity of means or proportions across the four treatment groups, as obtained from one-way analysis-of-variance F tests for continuous variables and Pearson’s chi-squared tests for categorical variables.HDL, high-density lipoprotein.