Parameter	Sex	Group (mean ± standard error)
		SDC Control	PSE control	0.2% POC	0.6% POC	1.6% POC
Body weight (g) (end of study)	m	420.4 ± 5.9	410.9 + 6.8	423.6 ± 8.8	425.2 ± 8.4	419.2 ± 6.4
	f	226.9 ± 4.0	226.9 ± 4.1	229.7 ± 5.5	233.6 ± 3.6	220.1 ± 3.9
Absolute liver weight (g)	m	15.38 ± 0.31	14.72 ± 0.41	14.85 ± 0.42	15.38 ± 0.41	15.83 ± 0.30
	f	7.34 ± 0.17	7.41 ± 0.17	7.52 ± 0.17	7.86 ± 0.19	8.29 ± 0.18b,d
Relative liver weight (g/kg bw)	m	36.6 ± 0.5	35.8 ± 08	35.0 ± 0.6	36.1 ± 05	37.8 ± 0.5
	f	32.3 ± 0.5	32.7 ± 0.5	32.8 ± 0.6	33.6 ± 0.5	37.6 ± 0.3b,d
γ‐GT (U/L)	m	0.0 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	0.1 ± 0.0	0.0 ± 0.0	0.1 ± 0.0
	f	0.3 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.1	1.2 ± 0.2b,d
ALP	m	119 ± 5b	150 ± 6d	150 ± 7d	148 ± 6d	155 ± 4d
	f	122 ± 6b	158 ± 6d	154 ± 8c	155 ± 9c	164 ± 10d
Albumin	m	42 ± 0a	43 ± 0c	43 ± 0b	43 ± 0	44 ± 0b,c
	f	46 ± 0	48 ± 0	48 ± 0	48 ± 0a	48 ± 0a
Thrombocyte count (× 109/L)	m	794 ± 13	767 ± 20	831 ± 16a	827 ± 15a	876 ± 15b,d
	f	844 ± 18	812 ± 19	825 ± 16	828 ± 17	894 ± 23b
PTT (s)	m	39.7 ± 0.5b	37.1 ± 0.4d	37.4 ± 0.5d	37.2 ± 0.4d	37.3 ± 0.4d
	f	35.4 ± 0.4	34.0 ± 0.3	34.4 ± 0.4	34.1 ± 0.4	34.0 ± 0.6
Total cholesterol	m	2.15 ± 0.08c	2.60± 0.06d	2.60 ± 0.10d	2.52 ± 0.05d	2.28 ± 0.08a
(mmol/L)	f	1.76 ± 0.05b	2.18 ± 0.07d	2.06 ± 0.05d	2.04 ± 0.06d	2.05 ± 0.05d
HDL	m	1.41 ± 0.06b	1.72 ± 0.05d	1.75 ± 0.07d	1.73 ± 0.05d	1.69 ± 0.06d
(mmol/L)	f	1.36 ± 0.04b	1.63 ± 0.06d	1.55 ± 0.05c	1.60 ± 0.03d	1.74 ± 0.05d
Non‐HDL	m	0.74 ± 0.04	0.87 ± 0.03	0.85 ± 0.06	0.79 ± 0.04	0.59 ± 0.03c,d
(mmol/L)	f	0.40 ± 0.03a	0.55 ± 0.04	0.52 ± 0.04c	0.44 ± 0.05a	0.31 ± 0.02b
Triglycerides	m	2.36 ± 0.19	2.10 ± 0.20	2.04 ± 020	1.85 ± 0.15	1.25 ± 0.07b,c
(mmol/L)	f	1.32 ± 0.16	1.40 ± 0.17	1.37 ± 0.16	1.14 ± 0.12	0.71 ± 0.04a,c

POC: plant sterol oxidation concentrate.

^ap < 0.05 (vs. PSE = plant sterol esters control).

^bp < 0.01 (vs. PSE control).

^cp < 0.05 (vs. SDC = standard diet control).

^dp < 0.01 (vs. SDC diet).