TABLE 3.

Plasma lipid concentrations after 4 wk of diets varying in dietary protein source and saturated fat content¹

	High-SFA			Low-SFA			P value
	Red meat	White meat	Nonmeat	Red meat	White meat	Nonmeat	Protein	SFA	Interaction
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	4.42 ± 0.93	4.39 ± 0.83	4.22 ± 0.83	4.11 ± 0.78	4.14 ± 0.80	3.98 ± 0.80	<0.0001	0.0002	0.69
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L	2.64 ± 0.80	2.61 ± 0.72	2.46 ± 0.70	2.35 ± 0.59	2.38 ± 0.65	2.22 ± 0.65	<0.0001	0.0003	0.63
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	1.34 ± 0.31	1.34 ± 0.31	1.29 ± 0.31	1.40 ± 0.36	1.42 ± 0.39	1.40 ± 0.41	0.004	0.07	0.24
Non-HDL cholesterol, mmol/L	3.08 ± 0.93	3.05 ± 0.85	2.92 ± 0.85	2.72 ± 0.70	2.74 ± 0.72	2.59 ± 0.75	<0.0001	0.0003	0.83
Triglycerides, mmol/L	0.95 ± 0.47	0.96 ± 0.49	0.99 ± 0.49	0.80 ± 0.33	0.78 ± 0.34	0.80 ± 0.33	0.32	0.39	0.40
apoA-I, g/L	1.31 ± 0.18	1.30 ± 0.18	1.28 ± 0.18	1.33 ± 0.21	1.33 ± 0.23	1.31 ± 0.23	0.01	0.32	0.62
apoB, g/L	0.73 ± 0.23	0.74 ± 0.22	0.70 ± 0.21	0.67 ± 0.18	0.67 ± 0.19	0.63 ± 0.18	<0.0001	0.0002	0.99
apoB/apoA-I	0.57 ± 0.20	0.58 ± 0.21	0.57 ± 0.21	0.51 ± 0.15	0.52 ± 0.17	0.49 ± 0.16	0.02	0.01	0.72
Total/HDL cholesterol	3.41 ± 0.97	3.41 ± 0.96	3.41 ± 1.0	3.07 ± 0.72	3.08 ± 0.78	3.01 ± 0.79	0.51	0.15	0.60
LDL cholesterol/apoB	3.61 ± 0.39	3.57 ± 0.41	3.51 ± 0.38	3.57 ± 0.32	3.60 ± 0.37	3.52 ± 0.38	0.09	0.44	0.52

¹Values are means ± SD, n = 113. Data were analyzed by ANOVA for a 3-treatment crossover design, adjusted for dietary period. apoA-I, apolipoprotein A-I; apoB, apolipoprotein B.