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Table 7 Change in blood chemistry parameters (lipids and glucose)

From: Matured hop extract reduces body fat in healthy overweight humans: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel group study

Parameter

Sex

Reference range

Group

Ingestion period

Follow-up period

0 w

4 w

8 w

12 w

16 w

TC (mg/dL)

 

150-219

A

205.1 (3.6)

202.8 (3.5)

203.5 (3.5)

203.1 (3.6)

207.4 (3.8)

P

197.6 (3.7)

194.4 (3.5)

197.1 (3.7)

198.2 (3.7)

200.7 (3.8)*

LDL-C (mg/dL)

 

70-139

A

128.7 (3.3)

126.8 (3.2)

126.6 (3.2)

124.9 (3.3)*

128.7 (3.4)

P

121.5 (3.2)

118.1 (3.2)*

121.4 (3.4)

119.6 (3.3)

123.1 (3.4)

HDL-C (mg/dL)

M

40-80

A

52.5 (1.7)

50.1 (1.5)**

50.8 (1.6)*

52.3 (1.6)

53.9 (1.7)

P

51.2 (1.6)

50.4 (1.9)

50.1 (1.9)

52.4 (1.9)

54.0 (1.8)**

F

40-90

A

56.4 (1.4)

55.1 (1.4)*

55.0 (1.5)

57.2 (1.4)

57.6 (1.5)

P

55.9 (1.4)

54.3 (1.4)**

55.5 (1.5)

57.1 (1.6)

57.3 (1.5)

TG (mg/dL)

 

50-149

A

106.2 (8.5)

113.0 (8.3)

123.9 (11.9)**

113.1 (9.9)

111.4 (8.0)

P

112.3 (7.7)

116.8 (7.6)

105.9 (5.6)

113.8 (7.0)

112.5 (6.7)

PL (mg/dL)

 

150-250

A

218.3 (3.2)

215.1 (2.9)

217.1 (3.1)

215.2 (3.2)

219.9 (3.3)

P

212.5 (3.0)

210.7 (3.0)

209.7 (2.9)

212.0 (3.0)

214.7 (2.8)

FFA (mEq/L)

 

0.10-0.81

A

0.539 (0.019)

0.625 (0.025)**

0.524 (0.021)

0.545 (0.022)

0.563 (0.019)

P

0.542 (0.021)

0.592 (0.023)

0.545 (0.020)

0.531 (0.019)

0.523 (0.019)

Glucose (mg/dL)

 

70-109

A

93.4 (0.9)

94.1 (0.9)

93.8 (0.9)

92.4 (0.9)

94.4 (1.0)

P

93.7 (1.0)

93.2 (1.0)

92.8 (1.0)

92.4 (1.0)*

94.6 (1.1)

  1. Data are expressed as means (SEM). A, Active group (n = 94); P, Placebo group (n = 94). M, Male; F, Female
  2. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01 vs. 0 w