Table 5 Changes in lipid profile after the consumption of either control (CON) or almond (ALM) diet for 12Â weeksa
| Â | CON | ALM | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre | Post | Pre | Post | P-value b | |
All subjects (n = 33) | |||||
 TC (mg/dl) | 170.7 ± 31.9 | 180.6 ± 36.0 | 175.1 ± 36.0 | 178.9 ± 28.4 | 0.468 |
 LDL (mg/dl) | 97.5 ± 29.3 | 102.9 ± 29.2 | 100.2 ± 29.5 | 98.0 ± 24.5 | 0.250 |
 HDL (mg/dl) | 44.8 ± 12.9 | 49.7 ± 13.4 | 45.2 ± 11.9 | 48.5 ± 12.4 | 0.279 |
 TG (mg/dl) | 161.1 ± 83.7 | 141.2 ± 68.3 | 164.4 ± 117.6 | 162.9 ± 111.1 | 0.183 |
 LDL/HDL | 2.34 ± 0.90 | 2.22 ± 0.82 | 2.37 ± 0.86 | 2.15 ± 0.70 | 0.485 |
 Apo A1 (g/l) | 128.9 ± 23.9 | 135.1 ± 23.4 | 128.3 ± 22.8 | 135.3 ± 24.3 | 0.776 |
 Apo B (g/l) | 82.9 ± 22.2 | 85.8 ± 24.2 | 84.3 ± 23.3 | 86.7 ± 22.6 | 0.935 |
 Apo A1/Apo B | 0.66 ± 0.20 | 0.66 ± 0.21 | 0.68 ± 0.21 | 0.66 ± 0.19 | 0.750 |
Subjects with HbA1c ≤8 (n = 27) | |||||
 TC (mg/dl) | 167.7 ± 32.3 | 176.3 ± 32.3 | 172.0 ± 35.0 | 177.0 ± 28.4 | 0.735 |
 LDL (mg/dl) | 96.0 ± 29.5 | 103.1 ± 29.2 | 100.2 ± 30.7 | 96.8 ± 24.0 | 0.192 |
 HDL (mg/dl) | 45.3 ± 14.0 | 49.6 ± 14.0 | 45.5 ± 12.8 | 48.9 ± 13.6 | 0.562 |
 TG (mg/dl) | 154.3 ± 84.0 | 130.7 ± 54.4 | 146.6 ± 70.9 | 154.1 ± 98.6 | 0.078 |
 LDL/HDL | 2.30 ± 0.89 | 2.22 ± 0.76 | 2.37 ± 0.87 | 2.13 ± 0.70 | 0.327 |
 Apo A1 (g/l) | 129.2 ± 25.6 | 134.6 ± 25.2 | 128.3 ± 24.8 | 135.0 ± 26.6 | 0.675 |
 Apo B (g/l) | 80.9 ± 22.2 | 83.8 ± 22.3 | 82.5 ± 22.8 | 84.8 ± 22.7 | 0.956 |
 Apo A1/Apo B | 0.64 ± 0.19 | 0.64 ± 0.20 | 0.67 ± 0.21 | 0.65 ± 0.20 | 0.710 |