Measures of low-grade inflammation
CVD
In the LCD group, both hsCRP (p = 0.004) and IL-6 (p = 0.013) decreased after 6 months on the diet, whereas no significant changes were seen in the control group (Fig. Changes in Using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient in the total cohort (n = 70) at baseline, we found that plasma Il-6 levels correlated positively with BMI (p < 0.001), and abdominal (p = 0.004) and total body fat percentage (p = 0.011), but not with the other CVD risk factors listed in Table Association of endothelial function with cardiovascular risk factorshsCRP, high sensitivity CRP*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01