Table 3

Concentration of total LDL and LDL sub-fractions of male and female hyper- and hypo-responders during the EGG and placebo (SUB) periods1.


Total LDL
Large LDL
Medium LDL
Small LDL
Very Small LDL


(nmol/L)
Hyper-responders (n = 15)
EGG
1241 ± 633.
674.7 ± 258.4a
101.5 ± 127.3
525.9 ± 696.0
491.7 ± 355.7
SUB
1186 ± 529
521.1 ± 267.3b
130.7 ± 134.0
629.3 ± 633.9
517.4 ± 321.2
Hypo-responders (n = 27)
EGG
1217 ± 320
543.3 ± 252.2b
128.7 ± 86.6
637.3 ± 426.0
424.3 ± 570.1
SUB
1209 ± 356
548.1 ± 229.4b
124.4 ± 82.0
624.6 ± 415.9
498.3 ± 501.2
Diet Effect
NS2
P < 0.0001
NS
NS
NS
Response Effect
NS
P < 0.0001
NS
NS
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