Table 6

Change in blood profiles during dieting based upon completers analysis (mean ± standard error).

Blood Chemistries
Control
Prolibra

Triglycerides (mg/dl)
-7.5 ± 16
-16.9 ± 10
Cholesterol (mg/dl)
-2.21 ± 4
-9.26 ± 4#
High Density Lipoproteins (mg/dl)
0.93 ± 1
-1.06 ± 1
Low Density Lipoproteins (mg/dl)
-0.32 ± 4
-5.43 ± 4
Blood Urea Nitrogen (mg/dl)
-1.32 ± 0.5#*
0.1 ± 0.6*
Creatine (mg/dl)
0 ± .02
0.01 ± .01
Albumin (g/dl)
0 ± 0.4
0.03 ± .03
Globulin (g/dl)
-0.07 ± .05*
0.05 ± 0.5*
Alkaline Phosphatase (u/l)
-0.96 ± 1.3
3.52 ± 2.6
Aspartate amino transferase (u/l)
-0.64 ± 0.51
-0.13 ± 0.94
Alanine amino transferase (u/l)
-1.64 ± 0.80#
-0.94 ± 1.01
Hemoglobin (g/dl)
-0.12 ± 0.18
0.15 ± 0.10

Immune Parameters (Thous/mm3)
Control
Treatment

White Blood Cells
-0.77 ± 0.32
-0.52 ± 0.26
Platelet Count
-16.54 ± 4.34#
-13.13 ± 5.72#
Absolute Neutrophils
-0.42 ± 1.54
0.08 ± 1.19
Absolute Lymphocytes
0.12 ± 1.32
0.29 ± 0.94
Absolute Monocytes
0.19 ± 0.22
-0.13 ± 0.29
Absolute Eosinophils
0.01 ± 0.17
-0.27 ± 0.27
Absolute Basophils
0.12 ± 0.08
0.03 ± 0.05

# Significant difference (P < 0.05) within group (Time 0 versus Time 12 weeks)

* Signficant difference (P < 0.05) between group at 12 weeks

Frestedt et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2008 5:8   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-5-8