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Table 1 General characteristics of study subjects before and after the 8-wk intervention

From: Beneficial immunostimulatory effect of short-term Chlorella supplementation: enhancement of Natural Killercell activity and early inflammatory response (Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial)

 

Chlorella( n = 28)

Placebo ( n = 23)

0 week

8 week

0 week

8 week

Male/female (n)

10/18

 

10/13

 

Age (year)

36.3 ± 1.82

 

32.6 ± 1.77

 

Weight (kg)

62.7 ± 1.89

62.4 ± 1.86

63.6 ± 2.63

63.0 ± 2.56

BMI(kg/m2)

22.8 ± 0.53

22.7 ± 0.51

22.7 ± 0.72

22.5 ± 0.69

Systolic BP (mmHg)

114.5 ± 3.29

114.1 ± 2.44

118.12 ± 2.52

117.8 ± 2.18

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

77.2 ± 2.32

77.2 ± 1.74

82.0 ± 2.07

79.0 ± 2.15

WBC (х103/uL)

4.72 ± 0.16

4.96 ± 0.14

5.03 ± 0.17

5.21 ± 0.21

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

104.0 ± 11.79

114.6 ± 13.0

129.2 ± 24.2

120.4 ± 19.5

T-chol (mg/dL)

183.0 ± 6.42

177.5 ± 5.20

181.3 ± 6.65

178.7 ± 5.81

HDL-chol (mg/dL)

48.1 ± 2.75

48.6 ± 3.27

49.1 ± 2.64

51.3 ± 2.76

LDL-chol (mg/dL)

114.1 ± 6.76

106.0 ± 4.86

106.6 ± 5.46

101.7 ± 4.06

  1. Mean ± SE or frequency.
  2. Tested by paired t-test (within-group comparison), and by independent t-test (intergroup comparison for initial value).
  3. There were no significant differences in ‘within-group comparison’ nor ‘intergroup-comparison’.
  4. BMI: body mass index, BP: blood pressure, WBC: white blood cells.