Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of non-obese and obese participants at baseline who completed the study.
| Non-Obese | Obese | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs (n = 9) | Cereal (n = 11) | Eggs (n = 24) | Cereal (n= 32) | |
| Age years | 63 ± 14 | 48.6 ± 21.5 | 54.8 ± 15.4 | 62.2 ± 9.5 1 |
| Weight kg | 75.4 ± 12.3 | 77.6 ± 12.1 | 95.8 ± 15.4 | 101.2 ± 12.9 |
| BMI kg/m2 | 27.6 ± 1.7 | 27.7 ± 1.6 | 34.1 ± 4.3 | 36.0 ± 4.3 |
| Glucose mmol/L | 5.0 ± 0.4 | 4.8 ± 0.4 | 5.1 ± 0.8 | 5.0 ± 0.5 |
| Total Cholesterol mmol/L | 5.7 ± 1.0 | 5.4 ± 1.0 | 5.3 ± 0.7 | 5.4 ± 0.8 |
| HDL-C mmol/L | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.3 |
| LDL-C mmol/L | 3.5 ± 0.8 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 3.3 ± 0.7 | 3.4 ± 0.7 |
| Triglycerides mmol/L | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 1.2 ± 0.6 |
| Vitamin D nmol/L | 55.8 ± 13.0 | 57.9 ± 14.0 | 51.3 ± 16.1 | 56.9 ± 18.3 |
1p < 0.05 Participants in the cereal group who were obese were older that those in the egg group; BMI = Body mass index; HDL = High density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL = Low density lipoprotein cholesterol.