The Effect of Weight Loss on Serum Mannose-Binding Lectin Levels

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of participants.

	Baseline	After 8 weeks of VLCD	𝑃 value
Weight (kg)	106.3 (±2.6)	92.8 (±2.4)	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	34.2 (±0.5)	29.9 (±0.6)	<0.001
Waist (cm)	112.8 (±1.8)	102.5 (±1.8)	<0.001
Fat mass (%)	37.0 (±1.4)	31.6 (±1.7)	<0.001
HOMA-IR	2.39 (±0.32)	1.19 (±0.22)	<0.001
Serum MBL (μg/L) (median (IQR))	746 (316–1190)	892 (336–1511)	0.23