BMI-predictive proteins included established obesity markers and obesity-related proteins, including adiponectin, CRP, IGFBP1, IGFBP2, PRG4, SHBG, apolipoproteins (APOA4, APOF) and inflammatory response proteins (A2M, APCS, LBP, HSPG2, HP, AOC3, ITGB1, VNN1). This evidence concerns the gene AOC3 and Obesity.