Higher Physical Activity Level Improves Leptin Concentrations in Spinal Cord Injury Subjects.

The present study was designed to compare the body composition and indicators of chronic inflammatory grade, such as leptin, adiponectin, and resistin concentrations in irregularly active and active SCI subjects. Thirty-two male subjects participated in this study. They were divided into three groups: able-bodied control irregularly active (control, = 11), irregularly active with SCI (SCI-IA, = 8), and physically active with SCI (SCI-PA, = 13).