Values are mean±SD from the fasted state. CID1: baseline, CID2: after 8-week weight loss; CID3: after 6-month weight maintenance/diet intervention. Bold values are different between continued weight-losers (WL) and weight-regainers (WR) by t-test (p<0.05), beside HOMR-IR by Mann-Whitney test.1Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was calculated as fasting glucose (mM)×fasting insulin (µIU/mL)/22.5.