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Table 6 Correlation between ∆% PSQI with age, ∆% anthropometric parameters, ∆% body composition parameters, and ∆% of inflammatory biomarker

From: Can the ketogenic diet improve our dreams? Effect of very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) on sleep quality

Parameters

r

p-value

Age (years)

0.007

0.897

∆ BMI (%)

0.234

< 0.001*

∆ WC (%)

0.094

0.090

∆ R (%)

0.319

< 0.001

∆ Xc (%)

0.104

0.062

∆ FFM (%)

− 0.376

< 0.001

∆ FM (%)

0.370

< 0.001

∆ PhA (%)

− 0.120

0.031

a∆ hs-CRP levels (%)

0.230

< 0.001

  1. PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, SD standard deviation, VLCKD very low-calorie ketogenic diet, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, R resistance, Xc reactance, FFM free fat mass, FM fat mass, PhA phase angle, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
  2. *A p value in bold type denotes a significant difference (p < 0.05)
  3. ahs-CRP levels were evaluated in a subgroup of 263 women