Table 4.
Comparison of Jarlsberg and Camembert cheese in development of biochemical variables during 6 weeks of daily cheese intake. The results are expressed by mean values with SD in bracket and 95% CIs
| Variables | Baseline | Week 6 | Week 6—baseline | P values between groups | |||
| Jarlsberg (n=41) | Camembert (n=25) |
Jarlsberg (n=41) |
Camembert (n=25) |
Jarlsberg (n=41) |
Camembert (n=25) |
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| Triglyceride (mmol/L) |
1.0 (0.6) | 1.2 (0.6) | 1.1 (0.5) | 1.4 (0.8) | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.6) | p=0.41 |
| 0.9 to 1.1 | 1.0 to 1.5 | 0.9 to 1.3 | 1.1 to 1.7 | 0.0 to 0.3 | −0.1 to 0.4 | ||
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) |
2.7 (0.7) | 3.2 (0.8) | 2.9 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.9) | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.2 (0.6) | p=0.67 |
| 2.5 to 2.9 | 2.9 to 3.6 | 2.6 to 3.2 | 3.1 to 3.8 | 0.0 to 0.4 | 0.0 to 0.4 | ||
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) |
1.7 (0.4) | 1.6 (0.4) | 1.7 (0.4) | 1.6 (0.3) | 0.0 (0.2) | 0.0 (0.2) | p=0.99 |
| 1.6 to 1.8 | 1.4 to 1.7 | 1.6 to 1.8 | 1.5 to 1.8 | −0.1 to 0.1 | −0.1 to 0.1 | ||
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) |
4.6 (0.7) | 4.9 (0.6) | 4.8 (0.7) | 5.1 (0.7) | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.2 (0.5) | p=0.52 |
| 4.4 to 4.8 | 4.6 to 5.1 | 4.6 to 5.0 | 4.8 to 5.4 | 0.1 to 0.4 | 0.0 to 0.5 | ||
| LDL/HDL | 1.7 (0.6) | 2.2 (1.0) | 1.85 (0.62) | 2.3 (0.9) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.1 (0.4) | p=0.94 |
| 1.5 to 1.9 | 1.8 to 2.6 | 1.6 to 2.0 | 1.9 to 2.7 | 0.0 to 0.2 | −0.1 to 0.2 | ||
| Creatinine (µmol/L) |
60.9 (10.0) | 64.1 (7.8) | 59.9 (8.7) | 61.2 (8.9) | −1.0 (6.5) | −2.9 (4.0) | p=0.43 |
| 57.8 to 64.0 | 60.9 to 67.3 | 57.1 to 62.6 | 57.5 to 64.9 | −3.1 to 1.0 | −4.5 to −1.2 | ||
| Urea (mmol/L) |
5.15 (1.25) | 5.67 (1.61) | 5.78 (1.06) | 5.39 (1.62) | 0.63 (0.95) | −0.28 (1.25) | p<0.01 |
| 4.76 to 5.55 | 5.01 to 6.34 | 5.45 to 6.12 | 4.72 to 6.06 | 0.33 to 0.93 | −0.80 to 0.23 | ||
| Glycated haemoglobin (mmol/L) |
34.2 (2.8) | 33.1 (2.4) | 33.3 (3.1) | 33.8 (3.1) | −1.0 (1.5) | 0.7 (1.5) | p<0.01 |
| 33.3 to 35.1 | 32.1 to 34.1 | 32.4 to 34.3 | 32.6 to 35.1 | −1.4 to −0.5 | 0.0 to 1.4 | ||
| Calcium (Ca+)
(mmol/L) |
2.34 (0.09) | 2.31 (0.09) | 2.31 (0.08) | 2.33 (0.09) | −0.03 (0.08) | 0.02 (0.08) | p=0.05 |
| 2.31 to 2.37 | 2.28 to 2.35 | 2.29 to 2.34 | 2.29 to 2.37 | −0.06 to 0.00 | −0.01 to 0.05 | ||
| Magnesium (Mg+) (mmol/L) | 0.86 (0.06) | 0.86 (0.05) | 0.83 (0.07) | 0.85 (0.05) | −0.03 (0.06) | 0.00 (0.04) | p=0.05 |
| 0.81 to 0.85 | 0.83 to 0.88 | 0.81 to 0.85 | 0.83 to 0.87 | −0.05 to −0.01 | −0.02 to 0.01 | ||
| Phosphate (mmol/L) |
1.20 (0.16) | 1.18 (0.18) | 1.24 (0.18) | 1.16 (0.14) | 0.04 (0.15) | −0.02 (0.14) | p=0.06 |
| 1.15 to 1.26 | 1.11 to 1.26 | 1.18 to 1.29 | 1.10 to 1.22 | −0.02 to 0.09 | −0.08 to 0.03 | ||
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.