Figure 4
No correlations of catechin plasma levels with changes in FMD. Plasma levels of EC (epicatechin), EGC (epigallocatechin), and ECG (epicatechin gallate) after hydrolysis (sum of free and conjugated catechins) two hours after consumption (a). The scale of the y axes are equal to Fig. 3 to facilitate comparisons with EGCG levels. Data are means ± SEM from n = 50 subjects for water, EGCG, and green tea and n = 49 for GTE. Correlations of catechin plasma levels with FMD changes after tea consumption (b). Non-significant negative correlations were observed between catechin plasma levels and FMD changes (Spearman’s). Data are from n = 50 subjects.
