Very low calorie ketogenic diet and common rheumatic disorders: A case report

Table 3 Changes in the anthropometric parameters during dietary treatment

	Base-line	First follow-up visit during LCD	Second follow-up visit during LCD	VLCKD, end Step 1	VLCKD, end Step 2	End of step 3 of intervention phase	End of step 4 of intervention phase	End of step 5 of intervention phase
Body weight (kg)	78.3	78	79.9	72	69	69	72.8	73
BMI (kg/m2)	30.8	30.7	31.3	28.3	27.1	27.1	28.6	28.7
Waist circumference (cm)	80	80	82	75	72	/	73	73
Fat mass (%)	35.9	35.6	36.9	35.1	33.6	/	33.7	/
Fat mass (kg)	28.1	27.8	29.4	25.3	23.2	/	24.5	/
Fat free mass (kg)	45.7	45.8	45.7	42.6	41.9	/	44.2	/
VAT (kg)	3.5	3.4	3.8	3.0	2.7	/	2.9	/

LCD: Low-calorie diet; VLCKD: Very low calorie ketogenic diet; VAT: Visceral adipose tissue.