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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants and nutrient intakes

From: Diet and cardiovascular health in asymptomatic normo- and mildly-to-moderately hypercholesterolemic participants – baseline data from the BLOOD FLOW intervention study

 

All (n = 92)

Men (n = 35)

Women (n = 57)

Age (y)

50.8 ± 1.0

49.0 ± 1.7

51.8 ± 1.2

BMI (kg/m2)

25.2 ± 0.4

26.3 ± 0.5

24.5 ± 0.5a

Waist circumference (cm)

88.8 ± 1.1

94.9 ± 1.6

85.0 ± 1.2a

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

122 ± 1

124 ± 2

121 ± 2

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

76 ± 1

77 ± 1

75 ± 1

Blood glucose (mmol/l)

4.92 ± 0.06

5.06 ± 0.09

4.83 ± 0.07(a)

hs-CRP (mmol/l)

1.05 ± 0.09

0.71 ± 0.09

1.25 ± 0.13a

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

5.53 ± 0.09

5.44 ± 0.14

5.58 ± 0.12

LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.53 ± 0.09

3.65 ± 0.14

3.45 ± 0.12

HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.78 ± 0.05

1.57 ± 0.07

1.90 ± 0.06a

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

0.93 ± 0.04

1.01 ± 0.08

0.88 ± 0.05

non-HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.75 ± 0.10

3.87 ± 0.16

3.67 ± 0.13

CAVI

8.66 ± 0.11

8.46 ± 0.18

8.78 ± 0.14

RHI

2.22 ± 0.06

2.16 ± 0.09

2.27 ± 0.08

Energy (MJ/d)

7.8 ± 0.2

8.4 ± 0.4

7.5 ± 0.2

Protein (% of energy)

17.3 ± 0.3

18.4 ± 0.6

16.7 ± 0.4a

Fat (% of energy)

34.1 ± 0.7

32.9 ± 1.2

34.8 ± 0.8

SFA (% of energy)

11.4 ± 0.3

11.5 ± 0.6

11.3 ± 0.4

MUFA (% of energy)

11.8 ± 0.3

11.3 ± 0.5

12.1 ± 0.4

PUFA (% of energy)

5.6 ± 0.2

5.1 ± 0.3

5.9 ± 0.3a

Carbohydrates (% of energy)

41.5 ± 0.7

40.5 ± 1.3

42.2 ± 0.9

Alcohol (% of energy)

2.4 ± 0.3

3.7 ± 0.7

1.6 ± 0.3a

Cholesterol (mg/d)

222.6 ± 10.1

247 ± 18.2

207.7 ± 11.5a

Cholesterol (mg/MJ)

29.1 ± 1.4

30.1 ± 2.0

28.5 ± 1.8

Fiber (g/d)

21.3 ± 0.7

20.3 ± 1.2

21.8 ± 0.9

Fiber (g/MJ)

2.8 ± 0.1

2.5 ± 0.1

2.9 ± 0.1a

  1. Values shown are means ± SEM. BMI = body mass index; CAVI = cardio-ankle vascular index; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein; hs-CRP = high sensitive C-reactive protein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid; RHI: reactive hyperemia index; SFA: saturated fatty acid.
  2. n = 33/52 (men/women) for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, n = 34/54 for CAVI and n = 34/52 for RHI.
  3. ap < 0.05 or less significantly different from men as analyzed by Student’s t-test or Mann–Whitney U-test (alcohol).
  4. (a)p > 0.05 after adjustment with BMI, waist circumference, intakes of protein, PUFA, alcohol, cholesterol (mg/d) and fiber (g/MJ) as analyzed by analysis of covariance.
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Nutrition & Metabolism

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