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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: Can red yeast rice and olive extract improve lipid profile and cardiovascular risk in metabolic syndrome?: a double blind, placebo controlled randomized trial

 

Intervention (n = 26)

Control (n = 24)

p-value*

Mean age (SD)

53.6 (8.4)

49.9 (13.3)

0.25

Sex

Female: 17

Female: 13

0.42

Male: 9

Male: 11

Waist circumference (cm)

96.8 (10.2)

96.7 (10.4)

0.98

Body mass index (kg/m2)

27.8 (3.2)

27.46 (3.5)

0.71

Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

136.2 (14.2)

139.0 (10.4)

0.44

Mean diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

84.0 (7.8)

88.9 (9.2)

0.05

Mean total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

247.5 (38.1)

251.2 (39.2)

0.74

Mean HDL (mg/dL)

56.3 (14.3)

53.5 (13.9)

0.49

Mean LDL (mg/dL)

164.3 (32.2)

171.50 (40.9)

0.49

Mean Triglycerides (mg/dL)

134.5 (57.9)

132.7 (49.5)

0.91

Mean apoA1 (mg/dL)

162.2 (39.5)

157.3 (30.6)

0.63

Mean apoB (mg/dL)

115.5 (25.1)

119.3 (22.1)

0.57

Mean glucose (mmol/mol)

89.6 (10.8)

88.1 (13.9)

0.67

Mean HbA1c (mg/dL)

35.3 (3.2)

35.9 (6.4)

0.63

Mean oxLDL (U/L)

80.8 (34.5)

69.1 (17.7)

0.16

On hypertension medication

8/26

5/24

0.42

Smoker

1/26

3/24

0.34

Mean level of perceived stress (scale 1–10)

4.9 (2.6)

5.5 (2.0)

0.44

Meat consumption > = 5x/week

8/26

7/24

0.90

Vegetarian

2/26

3/24

0.57

Daily alcohol consumption

14/26

10/24

0.39

Menopausal status in women

11/17

6/13

0.31

Mean weight

81.6 (12.8)

78.4 (10.7)

0.35

  1. *independent samples t-test, chi2-test or Fisher’s exact test.
  2. Values in italics are statistically significant.