Table 3

Effect of intervention diets on cardiovascular risk variables at baseline, 8 weeks and 12 weeks of intervention

Variable

Visit

PED arm

MED arm

P value2 (Difference between arm)

Adjusted P value3



Value (mean ± SE)

Mean % change from baseline

Value (mean ± SE)

Mean % change from baseline


Cholesterol (mmol/L)

Baseline

6.57 ± 0.15

6.67 ± 0.20

8 weeks

5.67 ± 0.22**

-13.8%

6.09 ± 0.25**

-8.7%

0.13

0.04

12 weeks

5.59 ± 0.14**

-14.5%

6.27 ± 0.22*

-6.3%

0.03

0.04

TG (mmol/L)

Baseline

2.78 ± 0.22

2.37 ± 0.23

8 weeks

2.02 ± 0.25**

-27.2%

1.84 ± 0.17**

-22.3%

0.27

0.05

12 weeks

1.86 ± 0.12**

-35.2%

2.09 ± 0.19

-14.3%

0.03

0.01

HDL (mmol/L)

Baseline

0.98 ± 0.05

1.02 ± 0.05

8 weeks

0.99 ± 0.05

0.7%

1.00 ± 0.04

-1.6%

0.34

0.45

12 weeks

1.05 ± 0.05*

7.0%

1.04 ± 0.05

2.7%

0.18

0.21

LDL (mmol/L)

Baseline

4.39 ± 0.17

4.64 ± 0.20

8 weeks

3.78 ± 0.19**

-16.8%

4.24 ± 0.20**

-9.8%

0.11

0.19

12 weeks

3.69 ± 0.12**

-17.3%

4.28 ± 0.17*

-8.4%

0.11

0.18

Non-HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

Baseline

5.59 ± 0.14

5.65 ± 0.19

8 weeks

4.67 ± 0.20**

-16.4%

5.09 ± 0.25**

10.0%

0.19

0.03

12 weeks

4.54 ± 0.14**

-18.2%

5.23 ± 0.22*

-8.0%

0.02

0.03

LDL particle number (nmol/L)

Baseline

1634 ± 57

1733 ± 84

8 weeks

1453 ± 63*

-11.9%

1618 ± 108

-6.6%

0.24

0.19

12 weeks

1455 ± 63*

-11.9%

1629 ± 109*

-7.0%

0.26

0.31

Chol/HDL

Baseline

6.9 ± 0.3

6.8 ± 0.3

8 weeks

5.9 ± 0.3**

-14.3%

6.2 ± 0.3**

-9.0%

0.13

0.09

12 weeks

5.6 ± 0.3**

-19.5%

6.3 ± 0.4**

-8.9%

0.01

0.02

TG/HDL

Baseline

3.1 ± 1.7

2.5 ± 1.4

8 weeks

2.1 ± 1.3**

-30.6%

1.9 ± 0.9**

-23.2%

0.20

0.07

12 weeks

1.9 ± 0.7**

-42.7%

2.1 ± 1.1

-17.6%

0.02

0.01

apo A-I (g/L)

Baseline

1.94 ± 0.06

1.96 ± 0.07

8 weeks

1.89 ± 0.05

-2.5%

1.88 ± 0.06

-3.9%

0.32

0.30

12 weeks

1.90 ± 0.06

-2.1%

1.87 ± 0.06

-4.3%

0.24

0.16

apo B (g/L)

Baseline

1.48 ± 0.05

1.50 ± 0.06

8 weeks

1.30 ± 0.05**

-12.1%

1.36 ± 0.06**

-9.9%

0.32

0.21

12 weeks

1.21 ± 0.04**

-17.5%

1.36 ± 0.06**

-9.9%

0.09

0.14

apoB/apoA-I

Baseline

0.78 ± 0.03

0.78 ± 0.04

8 weeks

0.70 ± 0.03*

-10.3%

0.73 ± 0.04*

-6.4%

0.26

0.13

12 weeks

0.66 ± 0.03**

-15.4%

0.75 ± 0.05*

-6.3%

0.07

0.08

Fasting Glucose (mmol/L)

Baseline

5.49 ± 0.10

5.63 ± 0.11

8 weeks

5.31 ± 0.11

-3.3%

5.46 ± 0.10

-2.9%

0.45

0.42

12 weeks

5.39 ± 0.10

-2.2%

5.41 ± 0.12*

-4.8%

0.85

0.92

Fasting Insulin (pmol/L)

Baseline

82.65 ± 8.33

110.43 ± 13.13

8 weeks

53.48 ± 4.58**

-35.2%

75.70 ± 10.42*

-31.0%

0.66

0.82

12 weeks

60.42 ± 5.69**

-26.8%

88.90 ± 11.74*

-22.3%

0.59

0.74

HOMA1

Baseline

3.0 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 0.6

8 weeks

1.8 ± 0.2**

-38.9%

2.7 ± 0.4*

-32.6%

0.63

0.81

12 weeks

2.0 ± 0.2*

-29.7%

3.0 ± 0.5

-24.9%

0.61

0.76

HbA1c %

Baseline

5.7 ± 0.1

6.0 ± 0.1

8 weeks

5.6 ± 0.1*

-1.9%

5.9 ± 0.1**

-2.7%

0.77

0.72

12 weeks

5.6 ± 0.1**

-2.6%

5.8 ± 0.1**

-3.8%

0.82

0.87


*Different from baseline, P < 0.05

**Different from baseline, P < 0.01

1HOMA score calculated as follows: [(insulin (pmol/L)*glucose (mmol/L))/135].

2Comparing the values between arms using 1-sided unpaired t-test

3Adjusted for body weight, caloric intake, and carbohydrate intake

Lerman et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:29   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-29

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