|
Control (N = 21)
|
Olive Oil (N = 20)
| |
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Measures
|
Baseline
|
Month 3
|
Baseline
|
Month 3
|
P
*
|
---|
Age (y)
|
72 ± 1
| |
72 ± 1
| |
0.77
|
Female, [n (%)]
|
15 (71)
| |
12 (60)
| |
0.52
|
Caucasian, [n (%)]
|
15 (71)
| |
13 (65)
| |
0.57
|
Weight (Kg)
|
80 ± 2
|
80 ± 2
|
80 ± 3
|
80 ± 3
|
0.39
|
Height (m)
|
1.7 ± 0.02
|
1.7 ± 0.02
|
1.7 ± 0.02
|
1.7 ± 0.02
|
N/A
|
BMI (Kg/m2)
|
29 ± 1
|
29 ± 1
|
29 ± 1
|
29 ± 1
|
0.31
|
Waist (cm)
|
97 ± 2
|
97 ± 2
|
97 ± 3
|
97 ± 3
|
0.96
|
Hip (cm)
|
106 ± 2
|
107 ± 2
|
106 ± 2
|
106 ± 2
|
0.10
|
DBP (mmHg)
|
76 ± 2
|
73 ± 2
|
76 ± 2
|
73 ± 1
|
0.99
|
SBP (mmHg)
|
126 ± 2
|
126 ± 3
|
128 ± 3
|
122 ± 2
|
0.04
|
Glucose (mg/dl)
|
102 ± 2
|
105 ± 2
|
101 ± 2
|
104 ± 2
|
0.86
|
HDL-C (mg/dl)
|
53 ± 2
|
52 ± 2
|
52 ± 3
|
54 ± 3
|
0.06
|
LDL-C (mg/dl)
|
144 ± 7
|
145 ± 7
|
130 ± 7
|
132 ± 6
|
0.39
|
TG (mg/dl)
|
104 ± 10
|
110 ± 11
|
103 ± 9
|
113 ± 13
|
0.69
|
- Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HDL-C high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP systolic blood pressure, TG triglycerides, N/A not applicable
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* P-value between groups was obtained by student (un-paired) t-test or chi-square (demographic measures) or ANCOVA adjusting for age, sex and baseline value (anthropometric and cardio-metabolic measures)
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a Values are mean ± SEM or n (%)