Table 3

Effect of consecutive ingestion of Guava Leaf Tea on serum lipid parameters in subjects with hypercholesterolemia

Serum parameter

n

Initial week

Week 8

T-CHO (mg/dL)

16

249 ± 20

235 ± 30q *

Without medical treatment

10

248 ± 21

231 ± 28*

LDL-CHO (mg/dL)

16

155 ± 23

143 ± 31 ^#

HDL-CHO (mg/dL)

16

54 ± 13

52 ± 13

TG (mg/dL)

16

212 ± 113

202 ± 105

NEFA (mEq/L)

14

0.62 ± 0.26

0.47 ± 0.25

Phospholipid (mg/dL)

14

263 ± 26

246 ± 19 *

Lipid peroxide (nmol/mL)

14

0.5 ± 0.4

0.4 ± 0.2

Twenty-three subjects with moderate hyperlipidemia (T-CHO level of >180 mg/dL or TG level of >150 mg/dL) before intake ingested Guava Leaf Tea (200 mL) with every meal for 8 weeks. Data were stratified by an initial serum T-CHO level of >220 mg/dL. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. *: p < 0.05, #: p = 0.06 (Dunnett's multiple paired test). Reproduced from [33] with some modifications.

Deguchi and Miyazaki Nutrition & Metabolism 2010 7:9   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-7-9