|
Fasting serum levels (mmol/L)
|
Placebo group (n = 17)
|
Chlorella group (n = 17)
|
P-valuea
|
|---|
|
Week 0
|
Week 4
|
Week 0
|
Week 4
|
Group
|
Time
|
Group x Time
|
|---|
|
Serum lipids
|
|
TC
|
4.24 ± 0.16
|
4.71 ± 0.15
|
4.38 ± 0.12
|
4.47 ± 0.12
|
0.962
|
< 0.001
|
0.037
|
|
LDL-C
|
2.28 ± 0.11
|
2.59 ± 0.11
|
2.49 ± 0.11
|
2.51 ± 0.12
|
0.619
|
0.004
|
0.012
|
|
HDL-C
|
1.58 ± 0.08
|
1.67 ± 0.10
|
1.55 ± 0.06
|
1.62 ± 0.05
|
0.917
|
0.010
|
0.404
|
|
Serum carotenoids
|
|
Lutein
|
0.54 ± 0.05
|
0.89 ± 0.08
|
0.65 ± 0.03
|
1.39 ± 0.12
|
0.001
|
< 0.001
|
0.006
|
|
α-carotene
|
0.06 ± 0.01
|
0.07 ± 0.01
|
0.08 ± 0.01
|
0.24 ± 0.02
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
< 0.001
|
|
β-carotene
|
0.19 ± 0.02
|
0.27 ± 0.05
|
0.22 ± 0.02
|
0.29 ± 0.03
|
0.292
|
< 0.001
|
0.753
|
- Values are the means ± SEMs. TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
- aMixed-effects ANOVA model with group and time as fixed effects factors and subject as random effect factor
