Table 1

Plasma concentrations of total cholesterol LDL-C, HDL-C and TG of male and female hyper- and hypo-responders during the EGG and placebo (SUB) periods1


Total Cholesterol
LDL-C
HDL-C
TG


mg/dL
Hyper-responders (n = 15)
EGG
210.6 ± 43.3a
130.8 ± 45.4a
60.3 ± 13.6a
97.5 ± 62.8
SUB
175.6 ± 41.4b
103.4 ± 28.0b
54.6 ± 10.5b
95.3 ± 75.2
Hypo-responders (n = 27)
EGG
178.6 ± 27.6b
101.9 ± 39.4b
55.3 ± 14.9b
99.9 ± 42.2
SUB
181.5 ± 25.7b
106.2 ± 24.6b
54.2 ± 14.5b
106.0 ± 42.5
Diet Effect
P < 0.0001
P < 0.0001
P < 0.0001
NS2
Response Effect
P < 0.0001
P < 0.0001
P < 0.01
NS

1 Values are shown as the mean ± SD. Values in the same column with different superscript are significantly different as determined by repeated measures ANOVA

2 NS = non-significant

Greene et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:6   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-6