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Table 4 Values of laboratory tests during study period

From: Effects of green tea consumption on cognitive dysfunction in an elderly population: a randomized placebo-controlled study

FAS

Baseline

3 months

6 months

9 months

12 months

NPI-Q: Total symptom score, mean ± SD

 Placebo

1.7 ± 2.3

2.0 ± 2.8

2.4 ± 3.0

1.9 ± 2.0

2.6 ± 3.2

 Green tea

3.1 ± 4.4

2.7 ± 3.1

2.7 ± 3.6

2.0 ± 2.4

1.6 ± 2.0

NPI-Q: Total distress score, mean ± SD

 Placebo

1.7 ± 2.3

1.3 ± 2.5

2.2 ± 3.5

2.0 ± 3.7

2.1 ± 3.0

 Green tea

3.2 ± 4.5

1.9 ± 2.6

2.5 ± 4.5

2.1 ± 3.5

1.3 ± 1.6

Blood pressure

 SBP (mmHg), mean ± SD

 Placebo

122.5 ± 17.8

125.3 ± 14.1

120.5 ± 17.3

116.2 ± 14.6

122.0 ± 16.3

 Green tea

125.6 ± 15.7

125.4 ± 17.0

129.1 ± 23.7

125.0 ± 13.5

121.3 ± 12.2

 DBP (mmHg), mean ± SD

 Placebo

69.3 ± 10.3

72.3 ± 11.7

65.9 ± 11.3

65.1 ± 13.6

66.8 ± 10.9

 Green tea

73.4 ± 10.7

72.8 ± 12.6

75.5 ± 14.0

68.3 ± 10.4

70.7 ± 8.0

Serum lipid levels

 TC (mg/dL), mean ± SD

 Placebo

185.7 ± 20.3

188.7 ± 20.7

189.6 ± 24.3

187.9 ± 25.1

184.7 ± 27.8

 Green tea

180.4 ± 36.3

182.1 ± 35.3

178.8 ± 32.6

176.0 ± 34.9

169.4 ± 25.9

HDL-C (mg/dL), mean ± SD

 Placebo

46.4 ± 9.2

47.7 ± 8.0

50.6 ± 9.7

48.1 ± 8.4

47.0 ± 8.9

 Green tea

47.4 ± 11.0

48.6 ± 11.3

50.1 ± 11.0

50.9 ± 10.5

47.8 ± 9.5

LDL-C (mg/dL), mean ± SD

 Placebo

114.8 ± 19.5

114.1 ± 18.8

113.6 ± 21.3

114.4 ± 21.5

111.1 ± 24.0

 Green tea

110.2 ± 30.4

107.4 ± 28.8

105.4 ± 29.5

100.9 ± 29.4

95.0 ± 22.1

TG (mg/dL), mean ± SD

 Placebo

127.8 ± 52.7

115.4 ± 34.9

106.3 ± 34.2

103.7 ± 39.4

115.7 ± 42.6

 Green tea

122.6 ± 48.9

117.0 ± 45.1

106.7 ± 31.7

92.7 ± 37.5

117.1 ± 53.2

MDA-LDL (U/L), mean ± SD

 Placebo

84.3 ± 14.7

86.8 ± 16.6

100.1 ± 25.2

90.0 ± 18.1

100.9 ± 20.0

 Green tea

88.3 ± 35.1

89.9 ± 29.8

94.5 ± 26.7

88.9 ± 37.5

89.9 ± 19.9

Blood glucose levels

 FPG (mg/dL), mean ± SD

 Placebo

115.4 ± 37.3

118.1 ± 35.3

105.4 ± 26.9

115.7 ± 33.7

112.0 ± 32.1

 Green tea

116.8 ± 34.0

110.8 ± 30.8

120.0 ± 38.5

119.9 ± 26.7

126.9 ± 41.2

HbA1c (%), mean ± SD

 Placebo

5.6 ± 0.6

5.6 ± 0.7

5.6 ± 0.6

5.6 ± 0.5

5.6 ± 0.5

 Green tea

5.5 ± 0.4

5.6 ± 0.5

5.6 ± 0.5

5.6 ± 0.5

5.6 ± 0.6

  1. DBP diastolic blood pressure, FAS full analysis set, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LSM least square mean, MDM-LDL malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein, NPI-Q Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire, SBP systolic blood pressure, SD standard deviation, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides