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Table 5 Dietary and plasma concentrations of lutein + zeaxanthin of male and female hypo- and hyper-responders during the EGG and placebo (SUB) periods

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

 

Dietary Lutein + Zeaxanthin

Plasma Lutein

Plasma Zeaxanthin

(nm)

(μg/dL)

(μg/ml)

Hyper-responders (n = 15)

EGG

4655 ± 1989a

55.3 ± 26.3a

14.3 ± 6.7a

SUB

3429 ± 2003b

35.3 ± 16.6c

10.5 ± 6.4b

Hypo-responders (n = 27)

EGG

4857 ± 3048a

41.5 ± 20.3b

8.7 ± 4.0b

SUB

2755 ± 1608b

30.7 ± 14.4c

7.8 ± 3.5c

Diet Effect

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

P < 0.01

Response Effect

NS

P < 0.05

P < 0.05

  1. 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. 2 NS = non-significant