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Table 6 Lipidemic profile, antioxidant status, immune status and lipid peroxidation indicator by diet quality (mean ± SEM)

From: Mediterranean Diet Effect: an Italian picture

 

DIET QUALITY

 
 

Low

(MDS≤3)

Medium

(MDS 4-5)

High

(MDS≥6)

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.55 ± 0.10

4.63 ± 0.08

4.60 ± 0.10

HDL- cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.26 ± 0.05

1.32 ± 0.05

1.35 ± 0.05

LDL- cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.95 ± 0.10

3.00 ± 0.10

3.10 ± 0.10

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

0.78 ± 0.06

0.77 ± 0.05

0.72 ± 0.06

FRAP (μM)

976 ± 42

883 ± 22

953 ± 28

TRAP (μM)

842 ± 34

855 ± 22

886 ± 26

Uric acid (mmol/L)

0.34 ± 0.02

0.35 ± 0.01

0.38 ± 0.02

SH (mM/l)

546 ± 31

524 ± 29

520 ± 32

GPx (UI/gr Hb)

41.2 ± 2.5

48.8 ± 2.1

49.2 ± 2.7

SOD (U/l)

37.0 ± 3.7

41.3 ± 3.6

40.0 ± 5.1

Vitamin A (μmol/L)

1.87 ± 0.08

1.89 ± 0.06

2.05 ± 0.08

Vitamin E (μmol/L)

23.22 ± 0.93

23.44 ± 0.46

24.15 ± 0.70

Vitamin C (μmol/L)

49.97 ± 2.27

52.24 ± 1.70

48.27 ± 2.27

Lutein +Zeaxantin ((μmol/L)

0.57 ± 0.05

0.63 ± 0.04

0.64 ± 0.05

Cryptoxanthin ((μmol/L)

0.16 ± 0.02

0.15 ± 0.02

0.20 ± 0.02

Lycopen (μmol/L)

0.79 ± 0.02

0.83 ± 0.02

0.83 ± 0.02

α-carotene (μmol/L)

0.07 ± 0.02

0.07 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.01

β-carotene ((μmol/L)

0.55 ± 0.07

0.57 ± 0.06

0.58 ± 0.07

TNF-α (pg/ml)

42.4 ± 9.0a

35.7 ± 7.0a

14.8 ± 2.9b

IL10 (pg/ml)

8.3 ± 3.3a

9.98 ± 1.3a

19.5 ± 5.2b

MDA (μM/l)

118 ± 7

104 ± 7

110 ± 7

  1. Statistic: Anova P < 0.05 a versus b