Table 4.

Mouse plasma cholesterol levels (mm) in lipoprotein fractions and as total at 18-week time point by diet group (low-fat (LF), high-fat (HF) and whole walnut (WW)) (Mean values with their standard errors)

	Total	VLDL	LDL	HDL	LDL:HDL
Diet	Mean	sem	Mean	sem	Mean	sem	Mean	sem	Mean	sem
LF	2·04	0·30	0·05	0·005	0·28b	0·05	1·72	0·26	0·16b	0·03
HF	2·70	0·46	0·05	0·005	0·66a	0·12	1·98	0·34	0·32a	0·03
WW	2·44	0·13	0·06	0·005	0·36b	0·05	2·01	0·09	0·18b	0·02

^a,b Mean values within a row with unlike letters were significantly different (P < 0·05).