Table 4

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


Total HDL
Large HDL
Medium HDL
Small HDL


μmol/L
Hyper-responders (n = 15)
EGG
34.3 ± 7.1
10.44 ± 5.07a
3.06 ± 4.54
20.83 ± 3.74
SUB
33.1 ± 5.2
8.47 ± 3.58b
3.86 ± 3.99
20.76 ± 3.75
Hypo-responders (n = 27)
EGG
35.6 ± 6.6
8.70 ± 3.90b
2.40 ± 2.45
24.58 ± 5.05
SUB
36.6 ± 7.1
8.90 ± 4.89b
1.94 ± 2.05
25.79 ± 6.11
Diet Effect
NS2
NS
NS
NS
Response Effect
NS
P < 0.025
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

2NS = non-significant

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