Table 3 Biochemical profile of study participants, by group.

From: Effects of phytosterol supplementation on lipoprotein subfractions and LDL particle quality

Variable

Diet (N = 23)

Diet + phytosterol (N = 23)

p-value

Median

AIQ

Median

AIQ

Glycemia, mmol/L

5.4

0.5

5.3

0.5

0.38

HbA1c, %

5.7

0.3

5.6

0.3

0.57

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

5.9

0.6

5.7

0.6

0.21

HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L

1.1

0.2

1.2

0.2

0.64

Non-HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L

4.8

0.6

4.5

0.6

0.14

LDL-cholesterol, mmol/L

4.0

0.5

3.8

0.7

0.27

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.6

0.6

1.5

0.6

0.37

C-reactive protein, mg/L

0.19

0.19

0.24

0.22

0.40

  1. Numerical variables presented as median and AIQ. Comparisons were made using Mann–Whitney test.
  2. AIQ, amplitude interquartile = Q75%—Q25%