Descriptive baseline characteristics overall and by treatment group^*

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