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. 2017 Jan 20;12(1):e0169635. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169635

Table 1. Descriptive characteristics and study results.

T0 T2 p value
Age 38.0 (34.5–43.0) - -
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) 62.6 ± 16.6 62.4 ± 16.6 0.92
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) 107.4 ± 25.2 93.8 ± 24.5 0.003
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 183.8 ± 30.3 173.3 ± 27.4 < 0.001
pCS (ppm) 2.15 ± 1.22 1.48 ± 1.25 0.02
IS (ppm) 0.52 (0.37–0.77) 0.60 (0.44–0.73) 0.75
FMD (%) 7.2 ± 1.6 9.5 ± 3.3 0.002
Glycaemia (mg/dl) 79.96 ± 8.56 82.33 ± 7.39 0.03
HbA1c (mmol/mol) 31.29 ± 3.33 34.13 ± 3.37 < 0.001

The table reports the median age of the enrolled subjects and the numerical results of the study, before (T0) and after the 2-month intervention (T2). Parametrical data (HDL, LDL and total cholesterol, pCS, FMD, glycaemia, HbA1c) are represented as mean ± SD, non-parametrical ones (age, IS) are reported as median and interquartile range; p-values of t-student and Wilcoxon tests of the differences between T0 and T2 are reported, respectively. Age, LDL and total cholesterol data already published by De Angelis et al. [25]. Abbreviations: HDL (high-density lipoprotein), LDL (low-density lipoprotein), pCS (p-cresyl sulfate), IS (indoxyl sulfate), FMD (flow-mediated dilation), HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin).