Table 8.

Dynamics of biochemical characteristics of patients under the effects of diet and amaranth oil

Biochemical Sings	HAD		Amaranth Oil 3 g (100 mg squalene per day)	Amaranth Oil 6 g (200 mg squalene per day)	Amaranth Oil 12 g (400 mg squalene per day)	Amaranth Oil 18 g (600 mg squalene per day)
Total cholesterol mmol/L	1	6.31 ± 0.23	7.06 ± 0.6	5.58 ± 0.23	5.76 ± 0.23	6.60 ± 0.23
	2	5.57 ± 0.20*	5.69 ± 0.3*	4.79 ± 0.20*	4.76 ± 0.20*	5.29 ± 0.20*
Triglycerides mmol/L	1	1.34 ± 0.13	1.57 ± 0.2	1.88 ± 0.13	1.17 ± 0.13	2.49 ± 0.13
	2	1.13 ± 0.10	1.45 ± 0.18	1.62 ± 0.10	0.93 ± 0.10	1.58 ± 0.10
HDL Cholesterol mmol/L	1	1.65 ± 0.11	1.66 ± 0.32	1.16 ± 0.11	1.26 ± 0.11	1.15 ± 0.11
	2	1.51 ± 0.07	1.42 ± 0.22	1.13 ± 0.07	1.24 ± 0.07	1.19 ± 0.07
LDL Cholesterol mmol/L	1	4.03 ± 0.20	4.69 ± 0.44	3.90 ± 0.20	3.74 ± 0.20	4.42 ± 0.20
	2	3.54 ± 0.17	3.61 ± 0.26	3.18 ± 0.17	2.89 ± 0.17	3.32 ± 0.17
VLDL Cholesterol mmol/L	1	0.61 ± 0.06	0.71 ± 0.09	0.99 ± 0.06	0.58 ± 0.06	1.25 ± 0.06
	2	0.51 ± 0.04	0.66 ± 0.08	0.81 ± 0.04	0.46 ± 0.04	0.79 ± 0.04
Aterogenic Index (AI)	1	3.15 ± 0.27	3.65 ± 0.41	4.06 ± 0.27	3.80 ± 0.27	5.21 ± 0.27
	2	2.90 ± 0.25	3.47 ± 0.44	3.33 ± 0.25	2.98 ± 0.25	3.54 ± 0.25

1 – Before Treatment, 2 – After Treatment

AI = (Total Cholesterol - HDL): HDL under p < 0.05; ** under p < 0.01.