Table 1 Participant characteristics
Variable | Baseline | Change during weight loss | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean ± sd | n | Mean ± sd | |
Gender (M/F) | 769 | 263/506 | – | – |
Age (years) | 769 | 41.28 ± 6.22 | – | – |
BMI (kg/m2) | 762 | 34.54 ± 4.88 | 638 | 3.80 ± 1.12 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 714 | 4.89 ± 1.01 | 620 | 0.66 ± 0.76 |
HDL-C (mmol/l) | 716 | 1.20 ± 0.33 | 624 | 0.08 ± 0.23 |
LDL-C (mmol/l) | 711 | 3.07 ± 0.88 | 616 | 0.45 ± 0.64 |
TG (mmol/l) | 705 | 1.35 ± 0.65 | 611 | 0.31 ± 0.58 |
FFA (μmol/l) | 630 | 654.9 ± 333.2 | 545 | − 55.3 ± 368.4 |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 701 | 5.12 ± 0.74 | 606 | 0.29 ± 0.60 |
Insulin (μIU/ml) | 683 | 11.48 ± 8.57 | 541 | 3.89 ± 5.60 |
CRP (mg/l) | 698 | 4.30 ± 3.90 | 594 | 1.05 ± 2.55 |
ANGPTL3 (RFU) | 567 | 349.2 ± 122.0 | 539 | 1.74 ± 85.8 |
ALT (RFU) | 594 | 5493.6 ± 2399.9 | 543 | 6.55 ± 204.3 |
AST (RFU) | 594 | 7867.6 ± 2581.6 | 543 | − 0.93 ± 218.5 |
Adiponectin (RFU) | 594 | 1430.8 ± 555.4 | 543 | − 0.87 ± 196.7 |
Fetuin A (RFU) | 594 | 1029.2 ± 190.7 | 543 | − 4.66 ± 213.7 |
Fetuin B (RFU) | 594 | 4026.6 ± 1342.0 | 543 | 2.66 ± 128.9 |
CK-18 (RFU) | 594 | 222.0 ± 916.1 | 543 | − 4.08 ± 123.2 |