Table 1.

Baseline serum biomarkers levels and BMI by dietary pattern and gender.

			No WCRF Adherents				WCRF Adherents
Gender	Variable	n.	Median	1st Q	3rd Q	n	Median	1st Q	3rd Q	p-Values
Females	BMI	12	28.87	26.64	30.62	22	23.32	20.70	24.24	<0.001
	25(OH)D ng/mL		20.0	11.2	29.5		22.1	18.7	25.1	0.98
	VDBP µg/mL		278	264	316		305	282	361	0.20
	Adiponectin µg/mL		12.39	11.21	14.11		11.97	9.83	20.16	1.00
	Leptin ng/mL		52.29	32.94	68.92		19.03	7.77	31.51	0.007
	IL-10 pg/mL		2.18	1.99	2.70		2.12	1.90	3.21	0.97
	IL-6 pg/mL		4.44	1.99	5.94		2.01	1.38	3.45	0.046
Males	BMI	15	29.01	26.59	32.51	25	25.88	24.22	27.36	0.011
	25(OH)D ng/mL		16.1	13.5	24.3		24.1	18.4	28.2	0.059
	VDBP µg/mL		268	248	308		302	258	327	0.21
	Adiponectin µg/mL		5.50	4.39	8.50		8.52	5.55	12.06	0.08
	Leptin ng/mL		21.17	11.08	35.81		6.92	5.04	11.27	0.003
	IL-10 pg/mL		2.41	1.69	2.89		2.33	1.86	2.65	0.88
	IL-6 pg/mL		2.52	2.12	3.51		2.04	1.6	4.31	0.24

In bold significant or borderline significant p-values.