Table 4.

Serum lipid profiles of Doenjang and placebo groups at the 0-week and at the 12-week of the study

¹⁾Values are expressed as means ± SE.

HDL-C, High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Apo AI, Apolipoprotein AI; Apo B, Apolipoprotein B.

²⁾Values in this column represent the difference between the mean changes scores of the Doenjang group and those of the placebo group; 95% CIs are in parentheses.

³⁾P values derived from repeated measures analysis (per protocol) after adjusting for age, gender and BMI.

^*P < 0.05, ^**P < 0.01: P-values indicate significant differences in the variables between 0 week and 12 weeks, which were evaluated by the paired t-test.