Table 2.

Effects of kiwifruit consumption on fasting plasma levels of lipids and glucose (n = 24)

	Before		After		Diff		Change	p
	Mean	SEM	Mean	SEM	Mean	SEM	(%)
	(mM)		(mM)		(mM)
One kwifruit per day
Glucose	4.79	0.1	4.69	0.1	-0.10	0.1	-2.1	0.41
HDL	1.53	0.1	1.52	0.1	-0.01	0.1	-6.5	0.71
LDL	2.32	0.1	2.20	0.1	-0.12	0.1	-3.4	0.68
Total cholesterol	4.05	0.1	3.83	0.1	-0.22	0.2	-4.4	0.26
Triglycerides	0.88	0.1	0.76	0.1	-0.12	0.1	-13.3	0.05
Two kwifruits per day
Glucose	4.68	0.1	4.80	0.1	0.12	0.1	2.6	0.20
HDL	1.50	0.1	1.43	0.1	-0.07	0.1	-7.1	0.26
LDL	2.39	0.1	2.51	0.1	0.12	0.1	3.3	0.57
Total cholesterols	4.05	0.1	4.10	0.1	0.05	0.2	4.7	0.51
Triglycerides	0.86	0.1	0.76	0.0	-0.10	0.1	-7.4	0.05

SEM: standard error of the mean