Table 2. Levels of vitamin C (μM) and the ratio vitamin E and carotenoids per cholesterol (μM/mM cholesterol) at start and after 8 weeks.

Mean ± SD.

Variable	Group	Start	+ 8 weeks	P for change within group	P for change between groups
Vitamin C	Fruit	16.3 ± 11*	28.7 ± 15*	0.017	0.53
	Nut	8.7 ± 6.0*	17.2 ± 9.4*	0.009
α-Tocopherol	Fruit	6.1 ± 0.71	6.65 ± 1.4	0.033	0.005
	Nut	6.6 ± 0.64	6.24 ± 0.71	0.067
γ-tocopherol	Fruit	0.34 ± 0.14	0.35 ± 0.11	0.82	0.13
	Nut	0.37 ± 0.17	0.47 ± 0.15	0.081
α-Carotene	Fruit	0.087 ± 0.048	0.078 ± 0.032	0.29	0.75
	Nut	0.076 ± 0.038	0.063 ± 0.047	0.083
β-Carotene	Fruit	0.25 ± 0.10	0.23 ± 0.12	0.40	0.26
	Nut	0.25 ± 0.079	0.21 ± 0.059	<0.0001
Lutein	Fruit	0.10 ± 0.031	0.10 ± 0.034	0.44	0.83
	Nut	0.096 ± 0.029	0.097 ± 0.038	0.82
Lycopene	Fruit	0.18 ± 0.069	0.17 ± 0.076	0.69	0.52
	Nut	0.20 ± 0.068	0.18 ± 0.059	0.12
Cryptoxanthin	Fruit	0.058 ± 0.043	0.068 ± 0.060	0.20	0.20
	Nut	0.038 ± 0.020	0.037 ± 0.015	0.74

*The differences of vitamin C levels between groups at baseline (p = 0.023) and at the end (p = 0.017) of the trial were statistically significant.