Table 3.

Absolute variation (T0–T15) of subjects’ lipid profile, glucose levels, biochemical markers of oxidative damage and of the antioxidant variables

Variables	n	median (1°–3° quartiles) [95% CI]	p
Total cholesterol (mM)	38	0.3 (0.2–0.4) [0.2–0.4]	<0.001
LDL-C (mM)	38	0.3 (0.1–0.5) [0.2–0.4]	<0.001
HDL-C (mM)	38	0 (–0.2–0.1) [–0.1–0.1]	0.262
Triacylglycerol (mM)	38	0.1 (0–0.2) [0–0.1]	<0.001
Glucose (mM)	38	0.2 (0.1–0.4) [0.1–0.3]	<0.001
Lipid hydroperoxides (µM)	38	0.4 (0.2–0.7) [0.3–0.5]	<0.001
ORAC [µM (TE)]	38	–1,008.3 (–1,767.8– –319.1) [–1,379.6– –636.9]	<0.001
ox-LDL (U/L)	38	8 (5.1–13) [6–10]	<0.001
ox-LDL/LDL (U/mmol)	35	1.5 (1–1.9) [1.3–1.7]	<0.001
Lutein (µg/ml)	26	–0.1 (–0.2– –0.1) [–0.1– –0.1]	<0.001
β-Carotene (µg/ml)	26	–0.1 (–0.1–0) [–0.1–0]	<0.001

p values refer to Wilcoxon rank sum test, adjusted for multiple testing by Benjamini and Hochberg.