Table 3 Comparison of plasma levels of retinol (mmol/l), antioxidants (mmol/l) and urine malondialdehyde (mmol/l) between the Mediterranean Diet (MD) group and the Control Diet (CD) group. The data are presented as mean values ± SD.

2.32 ± 1.07

2.21 ± 0.70

2.12 ± 0.63

2.17 ± 1.15

2.23 ± 0.98

2.01 ± 0.62

0.56 ± 1.20

0.72 ± 1.03

0.49 ± 0.85

0.31 ± 0.21

0.43 ± 0.28

0.36 ± 0.25

0.35 ± 0.23

0.39 ± 0.25

0.40 ± 0.26

0.27 ± 1.17

0.30 ± 0.18

0.26 ± 0.15

51 ± 16

62 ± 16

51 ± 20

54 ± 22

62 ± 20

52 ± 28

36 ± 11

33 ± 8

30 ± 9^||

34 ± 7

32 ± 8

31 ± 9

4.94 ± 1.13

5.27 ± 1.22

4.51 ± 1.27

5.12 ± 1.07

4.93 ± 1.23

4.85 ± 1.27

2.42 ± 1.15

2.26 ± 0.96

1.85 ± 0.83^¶

2.46 ± 1.13

1.96 ± 0.63

2.06 ± 0.80

0.32 ± 0.15

0.34 ± 0.14

0.26 ± 0.11**

0.37 ± 0.16

0.31 ± 0.13

0.32 ± 0.12

293 ± 68

304 ± 75

297 ± 83

262 ± 59

261 ± 57

265 ± 73

1.23 ± 0.52

1.21 ± 0.30

1.07 ± 0.34

1.21 ± 0.58

1.36 ± 0.58

1.24 ± 0.66

2.18 ± 0.75

2.51 ± 0.64

2.22 ± 0.46

2.09 ± 0.46

2.08 ± 0.54

2.15 ± 0.78