Table 3.

Inflammatory, Glucose Control, and Thyroid Markers of Participants at Baseline and Day 70 and 140 of Following a Very-Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet

	Mean ± SD	P
CRP
Day 0	2.05 ± 2.55
Day 140	1.24 ± 1.16
Change from Day 0 to 140	−0.71 ± 2.10	0.610
ESR
Day 0	7.79 ± 7.23
Day 140	7.55 ± 5.16
Change from Day 0 to 140	0.36 ± 4.43	0.531
HbA1c
Day 0	5.40 ± 0.36
Day 140	5.25 ± 0.34
Change from Day 0 to 140	−0.22 ± 0.18	0.003
Fasting glucose
Day 0	5.07 ± 0.38
Day 140	5.01 ± 0.62
Change from Day 0 to 140	−0.06 ± 0.37	0.626
T3
Day 0	5.40 ± 0.69
Day 140	4.56 ± 0.76
Change from Day 0 to 140	−0.85 ± 0.55	<0.001

CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; T3, free Triiodothyronine.