Table 1 |
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Effects of drinking carrot juice on anthropometrics, blood Pressure, blood chemistry, lipid panel, hormones, inflammatory markers, and antioxidant status |
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Variables |
Pre-Test |
Post-Test |
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Anthropometric |
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Body weight (Kg) |
83 ± 16 |
83 ± 16 |
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Height (cm) |
165 ± 2 |
165 ± 2 |
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BMI |
30 ± 2 |
30 ± 2 |
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Fat % |
28 ± 2 |
33 ± 2 |
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Blood Pressure |
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Systolic (mm Hg) |
126.5 ± 2 |
120.5 ± 2 |
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Diastolic (mm Hg) |
77 ± 2 |
75 ± 2 |
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Blood Chemistry |
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Na (mmol/L) |
140 ± 0.4 |
139 ± 0.4 |
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K (mmol/L) |
4.16 ± 0.07 |
4.32 ± 0.07 |
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Ca (mg/dl) |
9.4 ± 0.07 |
9.5 ± 0.07 |
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Albumin (g/dL) |
4.26 ± 0.06 |
4.30 ± 0.06 |
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Glucose (mg/dL) |
94 ± 1.9 |
93 ± 1.9 |
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Lipid panel |
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TAG (mg/dL) |
115 ± 14 |
123 ± 14 |
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Cholesterol (mg/dL) |
212 ± 8 |
218 ± 8 |
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HDL (mg/dL) |
55 ± 5 |
54 ± 5 |
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VLDL |
30 ± 4 |
32 ± 4 |
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LDL (mg/dL) |
128 ± 7 |
133 ± 7 |
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Apo A (mg/dL) |
162 ± 9 |
153 ± 9 |
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Apo B (mg/dL) |
102 ± 5 |
103 ± 5 |
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Hormones |
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Insulin (μU/mL) |
10 ± 1.1 |
9 ± 1.1 |
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Leptin (ng/mL) |
22 ± 2.8 |
21 ± 2.8 |
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Inflammatory markers |
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Interleukin-1α (pg/mL) |
1.48 ± 0.13 |
1.82 ± 0.15 |
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C-reactive protein (mg/L) |
3.74 ± 0.43 |
2.75 ± 0.45 |
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Antioxidant status |
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Total antioxidant capacity (mM) |
0.81 ± 0.04b |
1.03 ± 0.04a |
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Malondialdehyde (μM) |
42 ± 6a |
18 ± 6b |
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a,bMeans with unlike superscript are significantly (P ≤ 0.05) different from each other. |
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Potter et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:96 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-96 |
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