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Table 3 Crude means (standard deviation) and estimated changes from baseline (∆) for biochemical variables

From: Omega-3 supplementation on inflammatory markers in patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: a randomized clinical study

 

8 week

(Control = 19 Intervention =21)

Mean (DP)

a

p a

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

 Control

90.4 (35.3)

−4.1

 

 Intervention

76.6 (31.0)

−21.1

0.05

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

 Control

168.5 (27.0)

+3.4

 

 Intervention

179.1 (34.6)

+7.4

0.60

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

 Control

49.7 (11.5)

−0.3

 

 Intervention

53.7 (15.1)

+2.6

0.31

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

 Control

100.7 (22.7)

+4.7

 

 Intervention

110.1 (31.0)

+4.3

0.96

VLDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

 Control

18.1 (7.1)

−0.9

 

 Intervention

15.3 (6.1)

−3.5

0.13

Glucose (mg/dL)

 Control

92.3 (13.3)

−2.0

 

 Intervention

95.2 (9.2)

−0.4

0.59

  1. aLinear mixed models include time, treatment and time x treatment interaction, adjusted for baseline values