| VLEKT | Very-low-energy ketogenic therapy |
| FFM | Fat-free mass |
| MedD | Low-energy mediterranean diet |
| BMI | Body mass index |
| FM | Fat mass |
| KD | Ketogenic diet |
| AOU | Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria |
| BIA | Bioelectrical impedance analysis |
| T2D | Type 2 diabetes |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| EASO | European association for the study of obesity |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PC1 | Principal component axis 1 |
| PC2 | Principal component axis 2 |
| HOMA-IR | Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance |
| TNF- α | Tumour necrosis factor alpha |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein–1 |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| IL | Interleukin |
| FPG | Fasting plasma glucose |
| FPI | Fasting plasma insulin |
| HbA1c | Glycated hemoglobin |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
| TG | Triglycerides |
| NLR | Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio |
| CXCL5/ENA-78 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 5 |