Table 4.
ANCOVA analysis. Effect of fasting on end-fasting mean ratios with covariates the respective pre-fasting mean ratios between fasters and control subjects.
| End-fasting variables | FASTERS (n = 40) | CONTROLS (n = 31) | |||
| Mean | SEMa | Mean | SEMa | p | |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.95 | 0.07 | 4.86 | 0.08 | NS |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.9 | 0.05 | 5.6 | 0.06 | <0.001 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.1 | 0.03 | 1.2 | 0.03 | NS |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.3 | 0.04 | 3.8 | 0.05 | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.27 | 0.05 | 1.25 | 0.06 | NS |
| TC/HDL-Cb | 4.7 | 0.08 | 5.0 | 0.1 | NS |
| LDL-C/HDL-Cc | 3.1 | 0.06 | 3.3 | 0.07 | 0.041 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.0 | 0.06 | 27.4 | 0.07 | <0.001 |
a. Standard Error of the Mean b. The ratio of total cholesterol: high-density lipoprotein c. The ratio of low-density lipoprotein: high-density lipoprotein The results are adjusted for age, BMI, sex, smoking