Table 4.
Pairwise comparisons using magnitude-based inferences for the change in selected markers of vascular health measured before and after each 4-day condition
| CON Diet | LC Diet | LC + Ex Diet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total microparticles | |||
| Cohen's d | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Beneficial/trivial/harmful, % | 65/22/13 | 96/3/1 | 88/10/2 |
| Qualitative inference | Possibly beneficial | Very likely beneficial | Likely beneficial |
| Platelet microparticles | |||
| Cohen's d | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Beneficial/trivial/harmful, % | 23/40/37 | 97/3/0 | 23/37/40 |
| Qualitative inference | Unclear | Very likely beneficial | Unclear |
| Monocyte platelet aggregate count | |||
| Cohen's d | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Beneficial/trivial/harmful, % | 0/3/97 | 2/11/88 | 2/15/83 |
| Qualitative inference | Very likely harmful | Likely harmful | Likely harmful |
| Monocyte platelet aggregates, % | |||
| Cohen's d | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Beneficial/trivial/harmful, % | 2/11/88 | 8/33/59 | 9/41/50 |
| Qualitative inference | Likely harmful | Unclear | Unclear |
| C-reactive protein | |||
| Cohens d | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Beneficial/trivial/harmful, % | 31/46/23 | 3/17/80 | 10/35/55 |
| Qualitative inference | Unclear | Likely harmful | Unclear |
| Serum amyloid A | |||
| Cohen's d | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Beneficial/trivial/harmful, % | 11/29/60 | 8/31/61 | 40/34/25 |
| Qualitative inference | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| ICAM | |||
| Cohen's d | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Beneficial/trivial/harmful, % | 11/29/60 | 6/29/65 | 8/32/60 |
| Qualitative inference | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| VCAM | |||
| Cohen's d | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Beneficial/trivial/harmful, % | 2/10/88 | 1/3/96 | 21/41/39 |
| Qualitative inference | Likely harmful | Very likely harmful | Unclear |
CON diet, control low-fat moderate-carbohydrate diet; LC diet, low-carbohydrate diet; LC + Ex diet, low-carbohydrate diet plus postmeal walking.