Table 1.
Baseline characteristics in obese and control subjects before and after weight loss.
Figure 1.
Plasma levels of lipid classes in obese and control subjects.
Lipid concentrations in EDTA-plasma were measured by ESI-MS/MS in obese and control subjects at entry in the study (t = 0) and after 3 month of weight loss of obese subjects (t = 1). Data are expressed as mean ± SD. *p<0.05 obese vs. control, **p<0.01 obese vs. control *** p<0.001 obese vs. control.
Figure 2.
Plasma lysophosphatidylcholine levels in obese and control subjects.
Lysophosphatidycholine (LPC) species in EDTA-plasma were measured by ESI-MS/MS in obese and control subjects at entry in the study (t = 0) and after 3 month of weight loss of obese subjects (t = 1). Data are expressed as mean ± SD. *p<0.05 obese vs. control, **p<0.01 obese vs. control *** p<0.001 obese vs. control.
Table 2.
Correlation between CRP and BMI with LPC species.
Table 3.
Correlation between the Ratio t = 1/t = 0 of LPC species with the Ratio t = 1/t = 0 of BMI in obese subjects.