TABLE 3.

Percent change in serum lipid concentrations relative to the high-fat diet in individuals with low, intermediate, and high CRP concentrations at baseline: categorical CRP values¹

	LDL-cholesterol		TC		HDL-cholesterol		TG		Lp_a
Diet	LF	HPUFA	LF	HPUFA	LF	HPUFA	LF	HPUFA	LF	HPUFA
Low CRP2	−9.20 ± 0.27	−2.92 ± 0.23	−6.27 ± 0.22	−1.32 ± 0.19	1.56 ± 0.28	4.62 ± 0.24	−29.06 ± 0.84	−28.86 ± 0.71	5.95 ± 1.83	32.28 ± 1.57
Intermediate CRP	−4.30 ± 0.17	−1.95 ± 0.17	−5.27 ± 0.15	−2.69 ± 0.14	−6.58 ± 0.21	0.30 ± 0.18	7.47 ± 0.59	−0.16 ± 0.55	−35.88 ± 1.36	8.57 ± 1.28
High CRP	−0.10 ± 0.13	−4.19 ± 0.13	0.04 ± 0.10	−3.06 ± 0.11	2.17 ± 0.13	2.63 ± 0.14	12.31 ± 0.40*	−11.74 ± 0.40	−16.83 ± 0.87	−4.41 ± 0.92

¹Values are means ± SEM, based on the fitted model. *Different from HPUFA, P < 0.05.

²Low CRP, < 1 mg/L; intermediate CRP, 1–3 mg/L; high CRP, > 3 mg/L.