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Table 6 Change from baseline in main laboratory safety parameters, mean values

From: The effect of an apple polyphenol extract rich in epicatechin and flavan-3-ol oligomers on brachial artery flow-mediated vasodilatory function in volunteers with elevated blood pressure

  

Apple extract treatment

Placebo treatment

Variable

Screening (SD)

Change

Mean (SD)

Change

Mean (SD)

Haemoglobin (g/l)

143.1 (11.5)

1.5

144.7 (1.5)

1.4

144.5 (1.4)

Haematocrit

0.425 (0.030)

0.001

0.426 (0.029)

0.003

0.427 (0.030)

Retikulocytes (E9/l)

1.24 (0.34)

0.06

1.31 (0.45)

0.02

1.26 (0.42)

Mean corpuscular volyme (fl)

88.8 (4.3)

0.1

88.9 (4.3)

0.2

89.0 (4.4)

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (pg)

30.0 (1.8)

0.3

30.4 (2.0)

0.1

30.1 (1.9)

Leucocytes (E9/l)

4.92 (1.27)

−0.24

4.64 (1.13)

−0.11

4.77 (1.06)

Plasma albumin (g/l)

39.7 (2.5)

−0.8

38.9 (2.0)

−1.0

38.8 (2.1)

Plasma bilirubin (μmol/l)

11.6 (6.4)

−0.4

11.4 (6.8)

−0.8

11.1 (6.0)

Plasma alanine aminotransferase (U/l)

25.0 (14.8)

1.5

25.7 (13.9)

2.3

27.1 (14.4)

Plasma aspartate aminotransferase (U/l)

26.6 (8.4)

−1.5

24.8 (6.4)

−0.1

26.6 (10.4)

Plasma creatinine (μmol/l)

78.8 (12.7)

0.9

79.7 (12.6)

0.1

79.1 (12.5)

Plasma glutamyl transferase (U/l)

27.6 (31.3)

2.6

27.2 (33.9)

5.2

32.7 (60.9)

Plasma sodium (mmol/l)

141.3 (1.6)

−0.2

141.1 (1.7)

−0.3

141.0 (1.6)

Plasma potassium (mmol/l)

4.00 (0.31)

0.07

4.07 (0.26)

0.05

4.04 (0.27)

Fasting plasma calcium (mmol/l)

2.31 (0.08)

0.00

2.31 (0.08)

0.00

2.30 (0.08)

Fasting plasma urea (mmol/l)

5.18 (1.18)

−0.13

5.03 (1.04)

0.06

5.24 (1.21)

Plasma uric acid (μmol/l)

301.2 (72.4)

−1.5

298.1 (71.3)

−9.1

291.3 (69.3)

Fasting plasma total cholesterol (mmol/l)

5.65 (0.91)

−0.06

5.55 (1.02)

−0.09

5.56 (0.91)

Fasting plasma HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.88 (0.52)

−0.10

1.76 (0.49)

−0.09

1.78 (0.48)

Fasting plasma LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.27 (0.91)

0.01

3.26 (0.91)

0.02

3.29 (0.78)

Fasting plasma triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.10 (0.56)

0.04

1.14 (0.72)

−0.03

1.07 (0.52)

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)

5.42 (0.46)

0.11

5.52 (0.48)

0.11

5.52 (0.49)

Plasma C-reactive protein (mg/l)

2.43 (1.57)

−0.53

1.86 (1.23)

1.71

3.75 (5.24)