Table 2 Changes in lipids, lipoproteins and their ratios from the end of the stabilization diet (T0) to the end of the experimental treatment period (T1)
Phytosterols (Group 1; M: 8, F: 12) | P vs. baseline | Red Yeast Rice (Group 2; M: 11, F: 11) | P vs. baseline | Phytosterols + Red Yeast Rice (Group 3; M: 12, F: 11) | P vs. baseline | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
Δ TC (mg/dl) | −5.4 | 15.2 | 0.127 | −38.1* | 16.7 | <0.001 | −44.2* | 25.8 | <0.001 |
Δ TG (mg/dl) | −0.8 | 59.0 | 0.938 | −16.6 | 54.2 | 0.164 | +4.8 | 34.3 | 0.536 |
Δ HDL-C (mg/dl) | +1.0 | 5.5 | 0.430 | +2.2 | 5.7 | 0.076 | +0.1 | 7.1 | 0.951 |
Δ LDL-C (mg/dl) | −6.6 | 15.7 | 0.075 | −32.5* | 12.5 | <0.001 | −45.2*° | 20.2 | <0.001 |
Δ TC/HDL-C | −0.2 | 0.5 | 0.109 | −0.6* | −0.3 | <0.001 | −0.8* | 0.6 | <0.001 |
Δ LDL-C/HDL-C | −0.2 | 0.4 | 0.050 | −0.5* | −0.3 | <0.001 | −0.9*° | 0.5 | <0.001 |
Δ Apo B100 (mg/dl) | −3.0 | 11.8 | 0.271 | −14.2* | 11.0 | <0.001 | −19.3*° | 13.1 | <0.001 |
Δ ApoA1 (mg/dl) | +2.6 | 17.7 | 0.513 | +6.7 | 19.5 | 0.122 | +1.7 | 20.7 | 0.718 |
Δ Apo B100/ApoAI | −0.03 | 0.07 | 0.095 | −0.1* | 0.07 | <0.001 | −0.1* | 0.08 | <0.001 |