Table 2 Results for baseline, week 4 and week 16

Week 0 (BP)

(n = 13)

Week 4 (P)

(n = 13)

Week 16 (PX)

(n = 13)

Week 0 (BF)

(n = 16)

Week 4 (FO)

(n = 14)

Week 16 (FOX)

(n = 14)

Age (y)

56.2 ± 1.3

49.2 ± 2.0^d

BMI (kg/m²)

31.9 ± 1.3

31.9 ± 1.2

31.6 ± 1.2

32.5 ± 0.8

32.6 ± 0.8

32.3 ± 0.9

UC (cm)

112.8 ± 2.5

111.6 ± 2.2

111.4 ± 2.7

110.1 ± 1.8

108.9 ± 1.7

108.2 ± 1.8

Fasting results

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

6.49 ± 0.62

6.54 ± 0.73

6.38 ± 0.54

6.50 ± 0.15

6.89 ± 0.88^d

6.66 ± 0.87

HOMA

3.37 ± 0.42

3.35 ± 0.40

3.09 ± 0.38

3.60 ± 0.34

4.29 ± 0.50^a

3.27 ± 0.35^c

Fasting TAG (mmol/L)

1.85 ± 0.24

1.97 ± 0.27

1.85 ± 0.21

1.69 ± 0.15

1.67 ± 0.14

1.31 ± 0.08^{b, c, d}

Fasting Total-C (mmol/L)

5.36 ± 0.25

5.60 ± 0.19

5.41 ± 0.29

5.25 ± 0.16

5.40 ± 0.17

5.24 ± 0.20

Fasting LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.55 ± 0.23

3.67 ± 0.16

3.49 ± 0.20

3.39 ± 0.17

3.68 ± 0.17^a

3.60 ± 0.20

Fasting HDL-C (mmol/L)

0.92 ± 0.05

1.02 ± 0.04^a

1.06 ± 0.05^b

1.00 ± 0.03

0.96 ± 0.04

1.04 ± 0.04^c

Fasting apo B-48 (mg/L)

10.96 ± 1.20

11.12 ± 1.18

10.56 ± 1.11

9.91 ± 0.63

10.17 ± 0.92

8.51 ± 0.82^b

Postprandial results

TAG _IAUC (mmol/L/9 h)

9.0 ± 0.8

10.1 ± 1.1

9.0 ± 1.0

9.4 ± 1.0

7.7 ± 1.0^{a, d}

6.0 ± 0.8^{b, c, d}

Apo B48 _IAUC (mg/L/9 h)

13.2 ± 2.2

12.5 ± 2.0

14.4 ± 2.0

15.1 ± 2.0

13.4 ± 2.4

14.8 ± 1.9