Table 1 |
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| General characteristics of study subjects before and after the 8-wk intervention | ||||
| Chlorella ( n = 28) | Placebo ( n = 23) | |||
| 0 week | 8 week | 0 week | 8 week | |
| Male/female (n) | 10/18 | 10/13 | ||
| Age (year) | 36.3 ± 1.82 | 32.6 ± 1.77 | ||
| Weight (kg) | 62.7 ± 1.89 | 62.4 ± 1.86 | 63.6 ± 2.63 | 63.0 ± 2.56 |
| BMI(kg/m2) | 22.8 ± 0.53 | 22.7 ± 0.51 | 22.7 ± 0.72 | 22.5 ± 0.69 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 114.5 ± 3.29 | 114.1 ± 2.44 | 118.12 ± 2.52 | 117.8 ± 2.18 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 77.2 ± 2.32 | 77.2 ± 1.74 | 82.0 ± 2.07 | 79.0 ± 2.15 |
| WBC (х103/uL) | 4.72 ± 0.16 | 4.96 ± 0.14 | 5.03 ± 0.17 | 5.21 ± 0.21 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 104.0 ± 11.79 | 114.6 ± 13.0 | 129.2 ± 24.2 | 120.4 ± 19.5 |
| T-chol (mg/dL) | 183.0 ± 6.42 | 177.5 ± 5.20 | 181.3 ± 6.65 | 178.7 ± 5.81 |
| HDL-chol (mg/dL) | 48.1 ± 2.75 | 48.6 ± 3.27 | 49.1 ± 2.64 | 51.3 ± 2.76 |
| LDL-chol (mg/dL) | 114.1 ± 6.76 | 106.0 ± 4.86 | 106.6 ± 5.46 | 101.7 ± 4.06 |
Mean ± SE or frequency.
Tested by paired t-test (within-group comparison), and by independent t-test (intergroup comparison for initial value).
There were no significant differences in ‘within-group comparison’ nor ‘intergroup-comparison’.
BMI: body mass index, BP: blood pressure, WBC: white blood cells.
Kwak et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:53 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-53
