Table III.

Serum lipids levels (mM) of the three groups.

Serum lipid	Non-drinkers (n=42)	Turkish coffee (n=32)	Instant coffee (n=48)
Triglyceride	2.0±1.10	1.9±1.42	2.7±3.87
Total cholesterol	5.7±1.32	5.8±1.33	5.7±1.24
LDL-C	3.5±1.18	3.7±0.97	3.3±1.12
HDL-C	1.2±0.24	1.2±0.31	1.2±0.27
VLDL-C	1.0±0.72	0.8±0.36	0.9±0.32

Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. Data were adjusted for confounding factors, including age, gender, smoking, body mass index, black and herbal tea consumption, daily total energy, total fat, polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, omega 3, omega 6, carbohydrate/fiber intakes, coffee consumption duration and habits (P>0.05). LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-C, very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.