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Table 1 Characteristics of participants at baselinea

From: A diet based on multiple functional concepts improves cardiometabolic risk parameters in healthy subjects

 

Whole group

(n = 44)

Females

(n = 36)b

Males

(n = 8)

Age (y)

63.3 ± 0.8

63.2 ± 0.8

63.6 ± 1.9

Body weight (kg)

79.4 ± 1.4

77.4 ± 1.9

88.6 ± 2.5

BMI (kg/m2)

28.5 ± 0.3

28.5 ± 0.4

28.3 ± 0.3

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

   

Total

5.75 ± 0.16

5.79 ± 0.16

5.55 ± 0.25

LDL

3.65 ± 0.15

3.64 ± 0.80

3.68 ± 0.40

HDL

1.54 ± 0.05

1.62 ± 0.06

1.20 ± 0.01

Triacylglycerols (mmol/L)

1.33 ± 0.11

1.17 ± 0.05

2.09 ± 0.20

Apolipoproteins (g/L)

   

Apo A-1

1.64 ± 0.03

1.68 ± 0.04

1.42 ± 0.07

Apo B

0.96 ± 0.04

0.96 ± 0.02

0.96 ± 0.11

Insulin (mU/L)

6.75 ± 0.66

6.06 ± 0.21

9.87 ± 0.01

Glucose (mmol/L)

5.20 ± 0.06

5.18 ± 0.11

5.32 ± 0.03

HOMA-IR

1.41 ± 0.15

1.25 ± 0.07

2.16 ± 0.01

HbA1c (%)

4.58 ± 0.05

4.59 ± 0.03

4.53 ± 0.05

Free fatty acids (mmol/L)

0.39 ± 0.02

0.41 ± 0.07

0.35 ± 0.05

CRP (mg/L)

2.58 ± 0.34

2.79 ± 0.22

1.61 ± 0.15

IL-6 (ng/L)

0.82 ± 0.07

0.82 ± 0.03

0.81 ± 0.13

TNF-α (ng/L)

10.51 ± 0.36

10.55 ± 0.35

10.38 ± 2.00

PAI-1 (U/mL)

24.56 ± 2.28

22.83 ± 0.31

30.63 ± 2.67

Blood Pressure (mm Hg)

   

Systolic

138.5 ± 2.8

139.1 ± 4.0

136.3 ± 1.2

Diastolic

80.3 ± 1.3

80.5 ± 2.0

79.8 ± 7.5

  1. aValues are means ± SEM
  2. b Thirty-five post-menopausal, 1 peri-menopausal.