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Table 4 Effect of treatments on plasma lipids in the different groups *

From: An increase of cereal intake as an approach to weight reduction in children is effective only when accompanied by nutrition education: a randomized controlled trial

 

1 dose of RTEC

2 doses of RTEC

1 dose of RTEC + Nutrition education guide

Control

N

32

34

36

27

Total Cholesterol

    

Initial

143.3 (132.6, 154.1)

141.3 (130.0, 152.7)

128.6 (121.1, 136.1)

134.6 (123.3, 145.8)

Final

149.6 (138.8, 160.3)

147.5 (135.7, 159.4)

136.8 (128.0, 145.6)

141.3 (132.0, 150.7)

Unadjusted change

6.2 (-7.3, 19.7)

6.2 (-8.0, 20.4)

8.2 (-3.4, 19.8)

6.7 (-5.8, 19.3)

Adjusted change †

14.7 (4.5, 24.9)

14.2 (4.3, 24.1)

9.5 (-0.7, 19.6)

6.2 (-4.7, 17.1)

Triglycerides

    

Initial

109.5 (92.9, 126.1)

134.2 (118.1, 150.2)

129.5 (113.4, 145.6)

121.9 (106.6, 137.1)

Final

134.5 (109.7, 159.2)

119.4 (102.9, 135.8)

108.7 (92.8, 124.6)

121.6 (102.2, 141.0)

Unadjusted change

25.0 (-3.6, 53.6)

-14.8 (-31.8, 2.2)

-20.7 (-36.4, -5.1) ‡

-0.2 (-19.3, 18.8)

Adjusted change †

13.5 (-6.5, 33.4)

-10.3 (-29.0, 8.4)

-18.1 (-36.7, 0.6)

-4.3 (-24.6, 16.0)

HDL cholesterol

    

Initial

48.4 (43.9, 52.8)

48.1 (44.3, 51.8)

43.1 (39.3, 47.0)

47.5 (42.4, 52.6)

Final

47.0 (42.4, 51.6)

48.5 (44.8, 52.2)

49.7 (46.5, 53.0)

44.8 (40.5, 49.1)

Unadjusted change

-1.4 (-7.3, 4.6)

0.4 (-4.6, 5.5)

6.6 (2.2, 11.1) ‡, §

-2.7 (-6.5, 1.1)

Adjusted change †

-2.2 (-5.7, 1.4)

1.0 (-2.4, 4.3)

1.7 (-1.7, 5.1)

-3.0 (-6.7, 0.7)

LDL cholesterol

    

Initial

122.6 (111.0, 134.3)

123.6 (112.2, 135.1)

114.1 (104.9, 123.4)

116.7 (106.7, 126.8)

Final

137.1 (123.5, 150.6)

125.2 (112.9, 137.5)

112.3 (101.3, 123.2)

125.4 (114.4, 136.4)

Unadjusted change

14.4 (1.0, 27.8) ‡

1.6 (-11.8, 14.9)

-1.9 (-15.7, 12.0)

8.7 (-5.0, 22.3)

Adjusted change †

19.3 (7.3, 31.3)

9.2 (-2.3, 20.7)

1.8 (-10.0, 13.5)

8.0 (-4.8, 20.8)

VLDL cholesterol

    

Initial

21.9 (18.6, 25.2)

26.8 (23.6, 30.0)

25.7 (22.6, 28.9)

24.4 (21.3, 27.4)

Final

26.9 (22.0, 31.9)

23.9 (20.6, 27.2)

21.9 (18.8, 25.1)

24.3 (20.5, 28.2)

Unadjusted change

5.0 (-0.7, 10.7)

-3.0 (-6.4, 0.5)

-3.8 (-6.9, -0.6) ‡

-0.04 (-3.9, 3.8)

Adjusted change †

2.6 (-1.4, 6.6)

-2.0 (-5.8, 1.7)

-3.3 (-7.0, 0.4)

-0.8 (-4.9, 3.2)

  1. * Values are means (95% CI) in mg/dL.
  2. † Estimated mean change adjusted for initial value, gender, school random effect and significant interactions.
  3. ‡ Difference between initial and final significant at p < 0.05 in paired T-test.
  4. § Change in group with 1 dose of RTEC + Nutrition education guide is different to change in group with 1 dose of RTEC and to the control group at p < 0.01 in ANOVA.
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