Table 7

Changes in fasting lipid concentrations from PRE to POST ( ± SE).

PRE

POST

CHANGE

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)*

CON

179.8 ± 11.4

173.2 ± 10.9

-6.6 ± 6.6

EX

186.4 ± 7.3

178.2 ± 7.1

-8.2 ± 3.4

EXFS

197.5 ± 10.1

173.9 ± 13.1

-23.6 ± 6.7^a

HDL (mg/dL)*

CON

53.9 ± 3.4

51.3 ± 2.4

-2.6 ± 1.8

EX

45.1 ± 2.2

41.9 ± 2.0

-3.2 ± 1.5

EXFS

51.3 ± 4.1

50.9 ± 4.2

-0.7 ± 1.6

LDL (mg/dL)*

CON

107.3 ± 8.7

99.8 ± 8.7

-7.5 ± 4.5

EX

119.7 ± 7.3

112.9 ± 5.8

-6.8 ± 2.7

EXFS

119.5 ± 8.4

103.6 ± 10.5

-15.9 ± 5.2^a

TC:HDL*

CON

3.6 ± 0.3

3.3 ± 0.3

-0.3 ± 0.1

EX

4.6 ± 1.3

4.2 ± 1.2

-0.4 ± 0.1^a

EXFS

4.2 ± 1.3

3.8 ± 1.2

-0.4 ± 0.1^a

VLDL (mg/dL)*

CON

21.2 ± 3.8

20.0 ± 3.1

-1.2 ± 1.8

EX

24.7 ± 3.2

20.9 ± 2.9

-3.8 ± 2.6

EXFS

25.6 ± 3.9

22.3 ± 3.4

-3.3 ± 2.2

Triglycerides (mg/dL)*

CON

106.7 ± 18.6

98.1 ± 13.9

-8.6 ± 8.5

EX

124.0 ± 16.1

104.1 ± 14.4

-19.9 ± 12.9

EXFS

138.0 ± 19.0

111.2 ± 17.0

-26.8 ± 10.0

CON = control; EX = exercise only; EXFS = exercise + food supplement. HDL = high-density lipoproteins; LDL = low-density lipoproteins; TC:HDL = total cholesterol-to-high-density lipoproteins ratio; VLDL = very low-density lipoproteins. *Main effect for time (p ≤ 0.05). ^aDifferent from PRE (p ≤ 0.017).

Lockwood et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:11   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-11