Figure 5.
Effect of age and EVOO intake on the distribution of HDL subclasses. Plasma from healthy young subjects was obtained at recruitment and after EVOO intake. The plasma was subjected to electrophoresis in 3% polyacrylamide Lipoprint® HDL gel tubes. The gel tubes were analyzed using Lipoware software. Distribution profiles of HDL subclasses (A) at baseline, (B) after 12 weeks of EVOO intake for both young and elderly, and (C) for elderly only. Results are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 27 healthy young and n = 57 healthy elderly subjects). * p < 0.03, ** p < 0.002, and *** p < 0.0004.