Table 2.
Baseline demographic of the mild hypercholesterolemic subjects in the control and plant stanol groups1.
|
Control (N = 60) |
Plant stanol | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Biscuit with meal | Biscuit without meal | ||
| (N = 59) | (N = 33) | (N = 26) | ||
| Gender (male/female) | 14/46 | 15/44 | 12/21 | 3/23 |
| Age (years) | 42.2 ± 9.5 | 42.9 ± 9.3 | 41.5 ± 9.0 | 43.3 ± 9.6 |
| Weight (kg) | 61.8 ± 11.8 | 62.3 ± 14.3 | 63.6 ± 15.0 | 60.6 ± 13.3 |
| Height (cm) | 158.8 ± 8.1 | 158.8 ± 8.0 | 160.2 ± 7.9 | 157.1 ± 7.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 8.5 | 25.4 ± 11.3 | 24.7 ± 4.9 | 24.5 ± 4.6 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | ||||
| Total cholesterol | 6.01 ± 0.62 | 6.02 ± 0.78 | 6.26 ± 0.74 | 5.72 ± 0.73 |
| LDL-cholesterol | 4.13 ± 0.60 | 4.12 ± 0.75 | 4.37 ± 0.74 | 3.81 ± 0.65 |
| HDL-cholesterol | 1.59 ± 0.46 | 1.58 ± 0.34 | 1.56 ± 0.32 | 1.62 ± 0.37 |
| Total cholesterol : HDL ratio | 4.08 ± 1.20 | 3.96 ± 0.92 | 4.17 ± 0.93 | 3.69 ± 0.83 |
| LDL : HDL ratio | 2.84 ± 0.97 | 2.74 ± 0.80 | 2.93 ± 0.81 | 2.49 ± 0.74 |
| Triglyceride | 1.40 ± 0.69 | 1.37 ± 0.56 | 1.33 ± 0.59 | 1.42 ± 0.52 |
1Values are means ± SD. To convert mmol/L of cholesterol and triglyceride to mg/dL, multiply by 39 and 89, respectively.