Plasma LDL and HDL characteristics and carotenoid content are positively influenced by egg consumption in an elderly population1

Table 1 Plasma concentrations of total cholesterol LDL-C, HDL-C and TG of male and female hyper- and hypo-responders during the EGG and placebo (SUB) periods¹

	Total Cholesterol	LDL-C	HDL-C	TG
	mg/dL
*Hyper-responders (n = 15)*
EGG	210.6 ± 43.3^a	130.8 ± 45.4^a	60.3 ± 13.6^a	97.5 ± 62.8
SUB	175.6 ± 41.4^b	103.4 ± 28.0^b	54.6 ± 10.5^b	95.3 ± 75.2
*Hypo-responders (n = 27)*
EGG	178.6 ± 27.6^b	101.9 ± 39.4^b	55.3 ± 14.9^b	99.9 ± 42.2
SUB	181.5 ± 25.7^b	106.2 ± 24.6^b	54.2 ± 14.5^b	106.0 ± 42.5
Diet Effect	P < 0.0001	P < 0.0001	P < 0.0001	NS²
Response Effect	P < 0.0001	P < 0.0001	P < 0.01	NS

¹ Values are shown as the mean ± SD. Values in the same column with different superscript are significantly different as determined by repeated measures ANOVA
² NS = non-significant

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