Table 5.

Correlation between baseline levels of fecal metabolites and changes in blood lipid markers for 12 weeks ¹.

Variables		Placebo (n = 31)		LPQ 180 (n = 31)
		r 2	p	r 2	p
Biogenic amines	Δ TG AUC	−0.243	0.204	−0.348	0.104
	Δ CM TG Cmax	−0.326	0.104	−0.373	0.080
	Δ Apo B-48 Cmax	−0.156	0.428	−0.437	0.033
Indole and phenols	Δ HDL-C	0.219	0.237	0.407	0.023
Neutral sterol	Δ ApoB-100	−0.111	0.575	−0.308	0.092

¹ LPQ 180, Lactobacillus plantarum Q180. ² r: Pearson’s correlation coefficients.