Table 3.
Blood lipid profile of all subjects and by gender at baseline and after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment with hydrogen rich water.
| All (n = 20) | Female (n = 10) | Male (n = 10) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD (Difference between means) | (95% CI) | Mean ± SD (Difference between means) | (95% CI) | Mean ± SD (Difference between means) | (95% CI) | |
| Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | ||||||
| Baseline (Week 0) | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 5.6 ± 1.4 | 5.1 ± 0.7 | |||
| Week 4 | 5.3 ± 0.9 | 5.4 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 0.6 | |||
| †(−0.0) | (−0.3, 0.2) | (−0.2) | (−0.6, 0.2) | (0.2) | (−0.1, 0.5) | |
| Week 8 | 5.5 ± 1.0 | 5.8 ± 1.2 | 5.3 ± 0.7 | |||
| ††(0.2) | (−0.1, 0.5) | (0.2) | (−0.2, 0.6) | (0.2) | (−0.1, 0.5) | |
| LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L) | ||||||
| Baseline (Week 0) | 3.4 ± 0.9** | 3.6 ± 1.1 | 3.2 ± 0.5*** | |||
| Week 4 | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 3.2 ± 1.0 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | |||
| (−0.2) | (−0.4, 0.0) | (−0.4) | (−0.8, −0.0)* | (−0.0) | (−0.3, 0.3) | |
| Week 8 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | |||
| (0.1) | (−0.1, 0.4) | (0.1) | (−0.3, 0.5) | (0.1) | (−0.2, 0.4) | |
| HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L) | ||||||
| Baseline (Week 0) | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | |||
| Week 4 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | |||
| (0.2) | (0.1, 0.3)* | (0.2) | (0.1, 0.3)* | (0.2) | (0.1, 0.3)* | |
| Week 8 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.3 | |||
| (0.1) | (0.0, 0.2)* | (0.1) | (−0.0, 0.2) | (0.1) | (0.0, 0.2)* | |
| Cholesterol/HDL Ratio | ||||||
| Baseline (Week 0) | 4.5 ± 1.4 | 4.1 ± 1.1 | 5.0 ± 1.5 | |||
| Week 4 | 3.9 ± 1.1 | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 4.3 ± 1.2 | |||
| (−0.6) | (−0.9, −0.4)* | (−0.6) | (−0.9, −0.2)* | (−0.7) | (−1.0, −0.4)* | |
| Week 8 | 4.4 ± 1.3 | 4.1 ± 1.1 | 4.7 ± 1.4 | |||
| (−0.2) | (−0.4, 0.1) | (0.0) | (−0.3, 0.3) | (−0.3) | (−0.7, 0.0) | |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | ||||||
| Baseline (Week 0) | 1.6 ± 1.1 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 1.4 | |||
| Week 4 | 1.5 ± 0.9 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 1.7 ± 1.0 | |||
| (−0.1) | (−0.3, 0.2) | (0.1) | (−0.2, 0.3) | (−0.2) | (−0.7, 0.4) | |
| Week 8 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 1.6 ± 0.9 | |||
| (−0.1) | (−0.4, 0.2) | (0.1) | (−0.2, 0.3) | (−0.3) | (−0.8, 0.3) | |
* denotes statistically significant differences (p<0.05), 95% confidence intervals about the mean difference between baseline and week 4 and baseline and week 8 were obtained via Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. **N = 19, ***N = 9. †Change in lipid profile of subjects from baseline to week 4. ††Change in lipid profile of subjects from baseline to week 8. LDL, indicates low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein.