Table 4.
The assessment of fasting glucose, HDL/LDL/total cholesterol, and triglycerides at baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention.
| (A) High Lycopene + High Lutein (HLyHLu Group) (TCH-722 Carrot + TCL-499 Kale) |
(B) High Lycopene + Low Lutein (HLyLLu Group) (TCH-722 Carrot + ‘Shibuki’ Cabbage) |
(C) Low Lycopene + High Lutein (LLyHLu Group) (‘Kinbi’ Carrot + TCL-499 Kale) |
(D) Low Lycopene + Low Lutein (LLyLLu Group) (‘Kinbi’ Carrot + ‘Shibuki’ Cabbage) |
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| 0 wks | 8 wks | 0 wks | 8 wks | 0 wks | 8 wks | 0 wks | 8 wks | |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 94.0 ± 11.42 | 89.3 ± 7.70 | 92.0 ± 11.40 | 91.0 ± 9.38 | 93.4 ± 6.00 | 92.7 ± 5.65 | 88.2 ± 9.36 | 94.8 ± 9.23 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 46.1 ± 6.41 | 45.7 ± 8.62 | 59.4 ± 30.29 | 53.8 ± 22.59 | 46.9 ± 5.84 | 48.4 ± 6.37 | 41.8 ± 6.83 | 39.4 ± 9.15 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 146.1 ± 30.47 | 153.9 ± 30.32 | 121.0 ± 39.56 | 130.4 ± 28.05 | 136.0 ± 34.73 | 149.7 ± 38.25 * | 158.0 ± 20.16 | 153.2 ± 46.80 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 219.3 ± 31.98 | 225.1 ± 27.22 | 210.2 ± 13.61 | 211.4 ± 11.06 | 205.6 ± 38.41 | 213.9 ± 42.53 | 246.6 ± 35.24 | 230.6 ± 42.0 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 165.1 ± 66.87 | 203.1 ± 71.30 | 149.2 ± 112.92 | 180.4 ± 112.53 | 111.1 ± 42.53 | 135.1 ± 30.46 | 212.8 ± 105.55 | 323.8 ± 261.61 |
All values represent the means (± standard deviation, SD). * p < 0.05 vs. values at baseline.