Table 2 Cardiometabolic-, oxidative stress-, and inflammatory data before and after a 21-day Daniel Fast (Mean values and standard error of mean (SEM), n = 39)
Variable | Pre | Post | pvaluea |
|---|---|---|---|
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 173.1 ± 5.0 | 146.0 ± 4.8 | < 0.01 |
LDL-C (mg/dL) | 100.6 ± 4.3 | 80.0 ± 3.7 | < 0.01 |
HDL-C (mg/dL) | 56.0 ± 2.6 | 50.9 ± 2.6 | < 0.01 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 82.5 ± 7.4 | 75.2 ± 5.7 | 0.18 |
VLDL (mg/dL) | 16.5 ± 1.5 | 15.1 ± 1.1 | 0.20 |
LDL:HDL | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | < 0.01 |
Total:HDL | 3.3 ± 0.2 | 3.1 ± 0.1 | < 0.01 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 101.4 ± 7.5 | 91.7 ± 3.4 | 0.04 |
Insulin (μU/mL) | 7.92 ± 0.80 | 5.76 ± 0.59 | < 0.01 |
HOMA-IR | 2.06 ± 0.30 | 1.40 ± 0.21 | < 0.01 |
Resistin (ng/mL) | 6.06 ± 0.31 | 6.72 ± 0.32 | < 0.01 |
Adiponectin (μg/mL) | 16.11 ± 0.88 | 16.49 ± 0.86 | 0.22 |
Malondialdehyde (μmol/L) | 0.73 ± 0.06 | 0.71 ± 0.07 | 0.81 |
Hydrogen Peroxide (μmol/L) | 4.66 ± 0.37 | 4.47 ± 0.38 | 0.57 |
NOx (μmol/L) | 19.26 ± 2.56 | 28.49 ± 3.53 | 0.01 |
TEAC (mmol/L) | 0.66 ± 0.01 | 0.62 ± 0.02 | 0.56 |
C-Reactive Protein (ng/mL) | 1.90 ± 0.60 | 1.36 ± 0.39 | 0.14 |