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Table 3 Nutrient intakes during the six-month intervention

From: The effects of plant stanol ester consumption on arterial stiffness and endothelial function in adults: a randomised controlled clinical trial

 

Control group (n=46)

Staest group (n=46)

p*

 

Baseline

Intervention

Baseline

Intervention

 

Energy (MJ/d)

7.8 ± 0.3

7.4 ± 0.3

7.8 ± 0.3

7.6 ± 0.3

0.880

Fat (% of energy)

34.9 ± 1.0

35.1 ± 0.8

33.3 ± 0.9

34.8 ± 0.8

0.424

SFA (% of energy)

11.5 ± 0.5

12.1 ± 0.5

11.3 ± 0.4

11.1 ± 0.4

0.188

MUFA (% of energy)†

12.3 ± 0.5

12.4 ± 0.3

11.3 ± 0.4

12.8 ± 0.3

0.100

PUFA (% of energy)

5.8 ± 0.3

5.7 ± 0.3

5.4 ± 0.2

6.2 ± 0.2

0.097

Proteins (% of energy)†

17.1 ± 0.5

16.4 ± 0.4

17.5 ± 0.4

16.8 ± 0.5

0.886

Carbohydrates (% of energy)

40.9 ± 1

41.6 ± 0.9

42.2 ± 1.0

41.0 ± 0.9

0.168

Alcohol (% of energy)

2.6 ± 0.5

1.9 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.5

0.169

Cholesterol (mg/d)

234.4 ± 16.7

205.2 ± 15.1

210.9 ± 11.1

212.4 ± 13.8

0.339

Cholesterol (mg/MJ)

30.5 ± 2.1

27.9 ± 1.7

27.6 ± 1.7

28.2 ± 1.6

0.358

Total fiber (g/d)

20.5 ± 1

20.0 ± 0.9

22.0 ± 1

21.6 ± 1.2

0.951

Total fiber (g/MJ)

2.7 ± 0.1

2.9 ± 0.1

2.8 ± 0.1

2.9 ± 0.1

0.615

  1. All values are means±SEM. Staest, plant stanol ester. SFA Saturated fatty acids, MUFA Monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acids. The nutrient intake at baseline did not differ significantly between the groups.
  2. *Group by time interaction analyzed by repeated measures of variance analysis (general linear model).
  3. †p<0.05, change over time.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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