Cardiometabolic (HOMA: p = 0.46; MetS: p = 0.48; adiponectin: p = 0.26; resistin: p = 0.42), inflammatory (hs-CRP: p = 0.86) and KYN biomarker concentrations also were similar between groups, except that concentrations of leptin and KYN were slightly higher in the RT vs. CBCT group (p’s <0.05). Here, LEP is linked to metabolic syndrome.