3.5. Leptin
At the start of the intervention study, no significant difference in leptin concentration could be found between the active treatment and placebo groups (active: 17,747 pg/mL vs. placebo: 17,007 pg/mL; When analysing a potential influence of well-known variables influencing CV prognosis by applying an ANCOVA evaluation, only leptin levels at inclusion and supplementation with selenium and coenzyme Q