Table 2.
The effect of partially defatted Granulated Brazil nut on antioxidant status and oxidative stress markers in hypertensive and dyslipidemic patients
| Diet + placebo | Diet + Granulated Brazil nut | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | 12 weeks | Before | 12 weeks | |
| GPx3 (nmol/min/mL) | 107.53 ± 27.79 | 115.06 ± 38.09 a | 112.66 ± 40.09 b | 128.32 ± 38.31 b, a |
| TAC (%) | 20.36 ± 4.44 | 18.75 ± 5.64 c | 20.13 ± 4.68 | 20.41 ± 4.80 c |
| 8-epi PGF2α (pg/mL) | 14.57 ± 7.84 d | 16.37 ± 9.81d | 15.83 ± 9.50 | 15.65 ± 8.08 |
| Oxidized LDL (U/L) | 64.43 ± 20.97 | 63.76 ± 23.03 | 66.31 ± 23.59 e | 60.68 ± 20.88 e |
| Ox LDL /LDL-c | 0.56 ± 0.18 | 0.57 ± 0.19 | 0.57 ± 0.18 | 0.53 ± 0.15 |
Mean ± SD. a, b, c, d, e p < 0.05. Means followed by the same alphabetic letter are statistic different. Paired Student’s t-test (b, d, e) and Student’s t-test (a, c). GPx3: plasma glutathione peroxidase; TAC: total antioxidant capacity of plasma; 8-epi PGF2α: 8-epi prostaglandine F2α; LDL: low density lipoprotein; Ox LDL: oxidized low density lipoprotein