Table 4. Plasma concentration of lipids and lipoproteins. Data are means (±SEM).
| Variable |
Group |
Presup |
Postsup |
Week 6 |
Week 7 |
Week 8 |
Week 9 |
| TG (mm/L) |
Con |
.71 (.06) |
.72 (.06) |
.65 (.04) |
.64 (.05) |
.64 (.04) * |
.64 (.05) * |
| Vit |
.80 (.05) |
.79 (.04) |
.76 (.03) |
.78 (.03) |
.74 (.04) * |
.72 (.04) * |
| TC (mm/L) |
Con |
4.73 (.27) |
4.74 (.26) |
4.70 (.30) |
4.63 (.26) |
4.50 (.26) * |
4.48 (.28) * |
| Vit |
4.55 (.28) |
4.58 (.26) |
4.56 (.27) |
4.40 (.28) |
4.36 (.24) * |
4.26 (.27) * |
| HDL (mm/L) |
Con |
1.23 (.11) |
1.22 (.11) |
1.36 (.13) |
1.35 (.13) |
1.35 (.11) |
1.40 (.11) $ |
| Vit |
1.31 (.12) |
1.33 (.11) |
1.39 (.13) |
1.37 (.12) |
1.36 (.12) |
1.42 (.12) $ |
| LDL (mm/L) |
Con |
3.36 (.29) |
3.37 (.27) |
3.21 (.30) |
3.16 (.27) |
3.02 (.27) # |
2.95 (.29) # |
| Vit |
3.09 (.23) |
3.09 (.23) |
3.02 (.21) |
2.88 (.22) |
2.85 (.21) # |
2.70 (.23) # |
TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; mm/L: millimol/liter; Presup: pre supplementation; Postsup: post supplementation.*Significant different vs. Presup, p < 0.05.
# Significant different vs. Presup, p < 0.001.
$ Significant different vs. Presup, p < 0.005.
