A Pilot Study of Gene Expression Analysis in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Response to a Hypocaloric Mediterranean Diet

Table 1

Changes in anthropometric and biochemical variables after a hypocaloric Mediterranean diet.

Parameters	Baseline	6 months	Baseline	6 months	Baseline	6 months
	Total group ()		Total group () females		Total group () males
BMI (kg/m^2)
Weight (kg)
Fat mass (kg)
WC (cm)
WHR
Glucose (mg/dl)
Total ch. (mg/dl)
LDL ch. (mg/dl)
HDL ch. (mg/dl)
TG (mg/dl)
CRP (mg/dl)
Insulin (mUI/L)
HOMA-IR (units)

BMI: body mass index; ch: cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; CRP: C-reactive protein; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment. means statistical differences after dietary intervention. Paired Student’s -tests for parametric parameters and nonparametric variables were analyzed with the Mann-Whitney test.