Table 2 |
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Anthropometric and blood lipid measurements |
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Young (18–30 yrs) |
Older (≥ 50 yrs) |
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Abstain |
Red wine |
Abstain |
Red Wine |
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Age (yrs) |
21.7 ± 0.3 |
21.3 ± 0.4 |
58.9 ± 2.3 |
57.2 ± 2.7 |
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BMI (kg/m2) |
24.7 ± 1.5 |
23.6 ± 1.2 |
32.5 ± 2.2 |
28.3 ± 2.2 |
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Cholesterol |
Pre Sample |
4.3 ± 0.2 |
5.1 ± 0.5 |
5.9 ± 0.3 |
7.0 ± 0.2 |
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(mmol/L) |
Post Sample |
3.2 ± 0.4 |
5.1 ± 0.1 |
5.8 ± 0.3 |
7.2 ± 0.2 |
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Triglycerides |
Pre Sample |
1.7 ± 0.1 |
1.96 ± 0.2 |
2.3 ± 0.2 |
2.1 ± 0.1 |
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(mmol/L) |
Post Sample |
1.8 ± 0.1 |
2.3 ± 0.1 |
2.5 ± 0.1 |
2.4 ± 0.2 |
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HDL-Cholesterol |
Pre Sample |
31.3 ± 1.6 |
33.6 ± 2.4 |
46.3 ± 3.4 |
42.1 ± 2.4 |
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(mg/dL) |
Post Sample |
37.1 ± 2.6 |
32.5 ± 2.4 |
44.3 ± 1.5 |
41.9 ± 1.9 |
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LDL-Cholesterol |
Pre Sample |
137.5 ± 10.6 |
115.1 ± 8.2 |
194.8 ± 10.4 |
230.1 ± 11.5 |
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(mg/dL) |
Post Sample |
108.0 ± 11.1 |
131.9 ± 8.8 |
185.9 ± 10.4 |
225.5 ± 12.8 |
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Glucose |
Pre Sample |
5.8 ± 0.3 |
6.1 ± 0.4 |
6.6 ± 0.5 |
6.2 ± 0.3 |
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(mmol/L) |
Post Sample |
5.8 ± 0.3 |
6.1 ± 0.5 |
6.4 ± 0.46 |
6.5 ± 0.5 |
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Mean values for age and BMI of young (18–30 yrs) and older (≥ 50 yrs) subjects, together with serum glucose and plasma lipid profiles of pre and post samples for each study group. Values are mean ± SEM. |
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Micallef et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:27 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-27 |
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