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Cardiovascular risk factors of subjects |
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| Premenopausal women (n = 22) |
Postmenopausal women (n = 50) |
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| Variable |
Baseline Mean± SD |
48 weeks Mean ± SD |
Baseline Mean ± SD |
48 weeks Mean ± SD |
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| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) |
223 ± 39 |
201 ± 37b§ |
234 ± 40 |
225 ± 36b# |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) |
115 ± 44a |
101 ± 41a |
163 ± 101a |
134 ± 74a§ |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) |
66.4 ± 13,7a |
69.6 ± 15.3 |
60.7 ± 14.9a |
63.9 ± 13.2# |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) |
124.0 ± 21.1 |
102.6 ± 24.8b§ |
131.2 ± 29.1 |
124.8 ± 27.0b# |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) |
134 ± 12a |
130 ± 15 |
146 ± 18a |
135 ± 14§ |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) |
86 ± 8 |
84 ± 7 |
89 ± 8 |
84 ± 8§ |
| Glucose (mg/dl) |
92 ± 14a |
88 ± 11a |
97 ± 12a |
94 ± 11a# |
| Insulin (μU/ml) |
9.7 ± 5.8 |
9.7 ± 9.8 |
9.6 ± 7.9 |
7.5 ± 7.0# |
| Cortisol (μg/dl) |
17.7 ± 7.7a |
15.4 ± 4.1a |
22.1 ± 9.0a |
18.0 ± 6.2a§ |
| Leptin (ng/ml) |
47.6 ± 15.5a |
38.3 ± 15.9§ |
63.6 ± 27.0a |
45.9 ± 22.4§ |
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a = p < .05 between groups b = p < .01 between groups. # = p < .05 within groups § = p < .01 within groups | ||||
Deibert et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:31 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-31 |
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