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Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Biochem. 2011 Jul 19;23(6):10.1016/j.jnutbio.2011.02.016. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2011.02.016

Table 2.

Age, metabolic syndrome characteristics and plasma LDL-C at baseline of women in this study by study group

Parameter	Diet only (n=15)	Medical food (n=20)
Age (y)	49.4±9.2	44.0±10.3
Body Weight (Kg)	89.3±14.9	89.2±14.0
Body Mass Index (kg/m²)	33.7±5.0	32.9±5.6
Waist Circumference (cm)	106.1±11.7	106.1±14.4
Plasma Triglycerides (mg/dl)	180.6±59	183.2±116.3
Plasma HDL-C (mg/dl)	59.8±13.2	47.0±12.4 ^*
Plasma LDL-C (mg/dl)	148.7±46.2	133.5±22.9
Plasma glucose (mg/dl)	96.0±8.2	95.8±16.0
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	125.0±14.5	119.6±12.5
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	89.5±15.7	85.0±12.5

Values are presented as mean±S.D. for the number of subjects indicated in parentheses.

Significantly different between groups (P<.05) as determined by Student’s t tests.