Table 4.
Blood lipid profile and changes in the biochemical indices from baseline to Week 12 for each group.
| Variable | Baseline mean (SD) |
Change in hazelnut mean (SE) |
Change in chocolate mean (SE) |
Change in control mean (SE) |
Change in potato crisp mean (SE) |
Overall P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 118) | (n = 32) | (n = 29) | (n = 27) | (n = 25) | ||
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.79 (0.95) | −0.06 (0.07) | 0.22 (0.11) | 0.10 (0.07) | 0.05 (0.08) | 0.211 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.94 (0.84) | −0.09 (0.06) | 0.13 (0.09) | 0.09 (0.07) | −0.06 (0.07) | 0.231 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L)∧ | 1.32 (1.30) | 1.02 (1.02) | 1.04 (1.03) | 1.00 (1.02) | 1.04 (1.02) | 0.385 |
| TC:HDL-C ratio∧ | 3.57 (1.34) | 0.97 (1.02) | 1.01 (1.03) | 1.02 (1.02) | 0.97 (1.02) | 0.136 |
| TAG (mmol/L)∧ | 0.98 (1.48) | 0.99 (1.04) | 1.05 (1.04) | 1.03 (1.05) | 1.04 (1.05) | 0.600 |
TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TAG: triglyceride.
*Overall P-values adjust for baseline value, sex, baseline age, and baseline BMI.
∧Geometric mean, accompanied by ratio of geometric mean.