effects of 8 weeks of combined rehabilitation training on plasma levels of leptin, adiponectin, and resistin‎ in middle-aged men after cabg

Background and objectives: coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) is a surgical procedure used to treat coronary heart disease. the present study aimed to investigate effects of 8 weeks of combined rehabilitation training on plasma levels of leptin, adiponectin, and resistin in middle-aged men who have undergone cabg.methods: the present research was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design. the statistical population included all patients who have undergone cabg in mashhad, iran. overall, 26 middle-aged men who have undergone cabg were enrolled in the study. the subjects were divided into a training group (n=14) and a control group (n=12). data were analyzed in spss software (version 21) using analysis of covariance and paired t-test at significance level of 0.05.results: plasma levels of leptin did not change significantly (p=0.709), adiponectin increased significantly (p=0.001), and resistin decreased significantly (p=0.005) after the training intervention.conclusion: as a non-pharmacological intervention, the rehabilitation training has cardioprotective effects on patients who undergone cabg.