Research Article
Early Effects of a Hypocaloric, Mediterranean Diet on Laboratory Parameters in Obese Individuals
Table 3
Significant variations of anthropometric, clinical, and biochemical features of obese patients after one month of calorie restriction.
| | | Baseline | 1 month | |
| | Weight (Kg) | 91 (82–112) | 87 (83–101) | <0.001 | | BMI (Kg/m2) | 37 (32–39) | 36 (31–38) | <0.001 | | Basal insulin (µU/mL) | 18.0 (13.0–27.0) | 15.0 (10.0–20.0) | 0.011 | | HOMA-IR | 4.0 (3.0–6.0) | 4.0 (2.0–5.0) | 0.006 | | Leptin (ng/mL) | 46.0 (31.0–70.0) | 35.0 (22.0–46.0) | <0.001 | | Resistin (ng/mL) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 5.0 (5.0–7.0) | 0.017 | | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 199 (172–225) | 190 (148–220) | 0.047 | | EGF (pg/mL) | 86 (68–130) | 114 (84–144) | 0.018 |
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Nonparametric Wilcoxon test has been used for comparisons at two times. All variables are expressed as median and quartiles.
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