Table 2.
Medians and percentiles of descriptive CD-parameters of the compared occupational groups
| chef group | office group | p1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBC fatty acids | N = 45 | N = 48 | |
| SFA (% of FAME) | 50.43 (47.37-53.19) | 47.93 (45.71-51.15) | 0.019 |
| ALA (% of FAME) [Omega-3-FA] | 0.11 (0.08-0.21) | 0.14 (0.12-0.16) | NS |
| EPA (% of FAME) [Omega-3-FA] | 0.29 (0.15-0.53) | 0.37 (0.19-0.56) | NS |
| DHA (% of FAME) [Omega-3-FA] | 1.05 (0.53-2.17) | 2.29 (1.72-3.00) | 0.000 |
| LA (% of FAME) [Omega-6-FA] | 9.04 (8.06-10.10) | 10.07 (9.62-10.89) | 0.000 |
| AA (% of FAME) [Omega-6-FA] | 6.86 (4.79-9.57) | 10.58 (6.72-12.34) | 0.000 |
| OA (% of FAME) [Omega-9-FA] | 16.89 (15.80-18.50) | 16.04 (15.23-17.26) | 0.013 |
| Σ TFA (% of FAME) | 0.25 (0.19-0.36) | 0.37 (0.28-0.48) | 0.000 |
| Plant sterols | N = 44 | N = 47 | |
| Campesterol (μg/ml) | 3.04 (2.59-3.74) | 3.41 (2.93-5.42) | NS |
| Sitosterol (μg/ml) | 2.99 (2.73-3.51) | 2.72 (2.32-3.71) | NS |
| Antioxidants | N = 45 | N = 48 | |
| TEAC III - hydrophilic (mmol/l) | 2.61 (2.47-2.82) | 2.88 (2.77-3.01) | 0.000 |
| Total phenols measured in GAE (mg/l) | 1151 (1040-1253) | 947 (880-998) | 0.000 |
| α-Tocopherol (μmol/l) | 22.22 (20.28-27.38) | 18.40 (15.82-21.77) | 0.000 |
| Oxidative stress | N = 43 | N = 46 | |
| 8-oxodG nmol/mmol creatinine) | 0.52 (0.40-0.74) | 0.72 (0.48-1.00) | 0.017 |
1 Mann-Whitney-U test