Table 3.
Lipid profiles and fasting glucose of the subjects before and after each phase
| Cookie | Almond | P valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 0 | Week 4 | Week 0 | Week 4 | ||
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.09 ± 0.48 | 1.08 ± 0.50 | 1.12 ± 0.49 | 1.03 ± 0.46 | 0.1583 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 5.08 ± 0.93 | 5.28 ± 1.01 | 4.99 ± 0.88 | 4.99 ± 0.91 | 0.0198 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.29 ± 0.70 | 3.41 ± 0.78 | 3.23 ± 0.68 | 3.19 ± 0.70 | 0.0222 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.24 ± 0.28 | 1.28 ± 0.25 | 1.21 ± 0.26 | 1.26 ± 0.30 | 0.9573 |
| Apo A (mg/dL) | 150.59 ± 24.71 | 157.33 ± 25.84 | 150.62 ± 25.84 | 153.95 ± 25.97 | 0.1319 |
| Apo B (mg/dL) | 91.09 ± 19.10 | 92.31 ± 20.70 | 89.34 ± 19.02 | 87.98 ± 18.83 | 0.1091 |
| Apo B/Apo A | 0.62 ± 0.16 | 0.60 ± 0.16 | 0.61 ± 0.15 | 0.58 ± 0.14 | 0.6557 |
| LDL-C/HDL-C | 2.81 ± 0.91 | 2.76 ± 0.78 | 2.79 ± 0.81 | 2.67 ± 0.80 | 0.2310 |
| TC/HDL-C | 4.31 ± 1.26 | 4.26 ± 1.03 | 4.29 ± 1.09 | 4.15 ± 1.09 | 0.3578 |
| Non-HDL-Cb
(mmol/L) |
3.85 ± 0.92 | 3.99 ± 0.96 | 3.78 ± 0.85 | 3.74 ± 0.88 | 0.0121 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.80 ± 0.51 | 4.83 ± 0.68 | 4.82 ± 0.57 | 4.76 ± 0.55 | 0.1125 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD
TG triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Apo A apolipoprotein A, Apo B apolipoprotein B
aComparison of values at the end of almond and cookie phases, tested using the mixed model
bNon-HDL-C: total cholesterol-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol