Table 2. Baseline characteristics.
Abbreviations: HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; SD, standard deviation; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride
| Sex | Lipid Profile | ||||||||
| Author (Year) | Groups | Age in Years Mean (SD) | Male (%) | Female (%) | TC (SD) mmol/L | TG (SD) mmol/L | HDL (SD), mmol/L | LDL (SD), mmol/L | # of Participants (n = 929) |
| McLaughlin D (2008) [17] | Crossover | 53 (2) | 9 (60%) | 6 (40%) | 5.2 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.9) | 3.1 (0.2) | 1.2 (0.1) | 15 |
| McVeigh G (1989) [11] | Intervention | 5.9 (0.9) | 1.3 (0.6) | 0.9 (0.3) | 4.6 (0.8) | 36 | |||
| Control | 5.4 (0.8) | 1.3 (0.6) | 0.9 (0.2) | 4.1 (0.8) | 11 | ||||
| Peng J (2014) [12] | Intervention | 65.3 (7) | 65 (31.1%) | 144 (68.9%) | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.5 (0.4) | 3.2 (0.9) | 209 | |
| Control | 64.9 (7.1) | 71 (31.3%) | 156 (68.7%) | 1.5 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.4) | 3.1 (0.9) | 227 | ||
| Weidmann P (2001) [16] | Intervention | 55 (10) | 53 (46%) | 63 (54%) | 6.09 (1) | 1.46 (0.86) | 116 | ||
| Control | 53 (8) | 33 (57%) | 20 (43%) | 6.25 (1.27) | 1.57 (1.07) | 58 | |||
| Carlsen J (1990) [14] | Intervention | 57 | 125 (60.98%) | 80 (39.02%) | 6.06 (1.12) | 1.62 (1.21) | 205 | ||
| Control | 57 | 23 (44.23%) | 29 (55.77%) | 5.99 (0.15) | 1.48 (0.17) | 52 | |||