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Table 3 Serum lipid responses to psyllium fiber intake in pre- and post-menopausal women*

From: Serum lipid responses to psyllium fiber: differences between pre- and post-menopausal, hypercholesterolemic women

Serum lipid

Pre-menopausal women (n = 8)

Post-menopausal women (n = 11)

Total cholesterol

  

   Baseline, mg/dL

243.6 ± 40.3

230.8 ± 24.4

   Post-fiber, mg/dL

240.5 ± 41.2

218.7 ± 17.0#

LDL-cholesterol

  

   Baseline, mg/dL

156.0 ± 46.0

133.4 ± 32.3

   Post-fiber, mg/dL

151.0 ± 42.0

127.3 ± 14.3

HDL-cholesterol

  

   Baseline, mg/dL

61.8 ± 12.2

65.0 ± 17.0

   Post-fiber, mg/dL

61.4 ± 24.1

58.4 ± 14.8#

Triglycerides

  

   Baseline, mg/dL

129.5 ± 52.1

139.5 ± 72.1

   Post-fiber, mg/dL

139.4 ± 77.4

165.4 ± 85.2

Apolipoprotein A-1

  

   Baseline, mg/dL

152.5 ± 30.3

150.6 ± 21.8

   Post-fiber, mg/dL

154.4 ± 39.2

152.3 ± 23.8

Apolipoprotein B

  

   Baseline, mg/dL

122.3 ± 34.7

110.6 ± 19.7

   Post-fiber, mg/dL

117.1 ± 31.5

106.3 ± 16.5

  1. * = Mean ± standard deviation. # = Significantly different from pre-menopausal women, paired t-test (p < 0.05).