Research Article

Early Effects of a Hypocaloric, Mediterranean Diet on Laboratory Parameters in Obese Individuals

Table 1

Demographic and anthropometric features of obese patients at the enrollment.

Patients

RaceCaucasian
23
Female17
Age (yrs)52 (46–61)
Height (cm)155 (153–167)
BMI (Kg/m2)37 (32–39)
FM (%)43.5 (34.5–46.0)
LM (%)37.0 (33.0–43.7)
FM/LM1.2 (0.8–1.4)

FM: fat mass; LM: lean mass, as calculated by bioelectrical impedance analysis. Continuous variables are expressed as median and quartiles.