TABLE 2.

Alkylresorcinol concentrations of participants at baseline (week 2) and follow-up (week 8)¹

	RG group				WG group
Measure	Baseline	Follow-up	ΔRG	P	Baseline	Follow-up	ΔWG	P	ΔWG − ΔRG	P
19:0, nmol/L	12.24 ± 2.74	12.68 ± 1.88	0.44 ± 2.42	0.16	8.59 ± 1.31	64.17 ± 7.64	55.59 ± 7.29	<0.0001	55.15 ± 7.76	<0.0001
21:0, nmol/L	11.31 ± 2.30	14.06 ± 2.43	2.75 ± 2.84	0.08	12.30 ± 2.39	116.97 ± 15.55	104.67 ± 13.82	<0.0001	101.90 ± 14.27	<0.0001
23:0, nmol/L	3.07 ± 0.58	3.86 ± 0.72	0.79 ± 0.81	0.75	3.14 ± 0.69	16.89 ± 2.76	13.75 ± 2.29	<0.0001	12.96 ± 2.46	<0.0001
Total alkylresorcinol, nmol/L	26.62 ± 4.10	30.60 ± 3.76	3.98 ± 4.96	0.90	24.02 ± 3.65	198.03 ± 24.27	174.01 ± 21.89	<0.0001	170.00 ± 22.70	<0.0001

¹All values are means ± SEMs. n = 40 in the RG group, and n = 41 in the WG group. There were no differences between groups at baseline. P values were obtained with the use of an ANCOVA and controlling for the baseline measure, BMI, age, and sex. RG, refined grain; WG, whole grain.