Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the volunteers who started the study
| Variable | PG (n=73)
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LG (n=70)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not completed (n=20) | Completed (n=53) | P-value | Not completed (n=13) | Completed (n=57) | P-value | |
| Age (years) | 66.2±4.5 | 66.7±4.7 | 0.213 | 67.0±7.1 | 67.6±5.5 | 0.374 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.8±5.8 | 28.7±4.6 | 0.673 | 28.3±3.6 | 28.6±5.4 | 0.286 |
| WC (cm) | 89.4±11.6 | 90.4±10.8 | 0.456 | 85.1±11.9 | 88.7±11.2 | 0.401 |
| Free fat mass (kg) | 36.5±9.4 | 36.5±6.9 | 0.507 | 36.9±5.39 | 37.2±7.5 | 0.813 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 93.1±29.3 | 113.0±49.4 | 0.324 | 95.7±33.5 | 98.3±37.4 | 0.593 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 201.3±32.4 | 215.5±42.6 | 0.481 | 200.0±42.1 | 217.0±30.4 | 0.859 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 131.1±27.2 | 138.9±36.6 | 0.687 | 128.5±44.0 | 138.2±32.3 | 0.635 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 42.7±12.9 | 40.4±10.7 | 0.507 | 40.8±5.5 | 41.2±8.2 | 0.900 |
| VLDL (mg/dL) | 31.84±8.14 | 34.6±13.6 | 0.500 | 30.5±14.5 | 37.0±13.6 | 0.722 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 159.2±40.7 | 173.3±68.4 | 0.778 | 153.5±72.8 | 184.9±68.4 | 0.767 |
Notes: Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation; there was no statistical difference between the groups (P>0.05) by Mann–Whitney U-test.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; TG, triglycerides; VLDL, very low-density lipoprotein; WC, waist circumference; LG, linseed oil + nutritional guidelines group; PG, placebo + nutritional guidelines group.