Effects of a New Combination of Medical Food on Endothelial Function and Lipid Profile in Dyslipidemic Subjects: A Pilot Randomized Trial
Table 1
Characteristics of study population according to gender .
Characteristics
Total Sample (n=47)
Nutraceutical A (n=24)
Nutraceutical B (n=23)
p
Age (years)
58.7± 8.7
58.0± 8.9
59.5± 8.5
0.55
Gender (male)
33 (70)
16 (67)
17 (74)
0.41
Smoking
7 (14)
4 (16)
3 (13)
0.45
Healthy diet
25 (53)
13 (54)
12 (52)
0.77
Physically active
19 (40)
10 (41)
9 (39)
0,65
BMI (Kg/m2)
27.3± 4.6
28.0± 5.1
26.5± 5.9
0.28
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
122,9± 14.0
125.8± 14.4
119.8± 13.2
0.14
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
75.4± 9.9
76.4 ± 10.9
74.3± 8.9
0.47
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)
239.1± 26.3
234.9± 10.0
243.6± 36.1
0.29
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)
47.0± 3.2
46.9± 2.0
47.2± 4.2
0.46
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)
143.8± 25.6
141.3± 15.3
146.4± 33.3
0.49
Triglycerides (mg/dl)
105.4± 34.3
104.3± 40.3
106.5± 27.6
0.83
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)
91.1± 6.4
90.2± 7.6
91.9± 5.0
0.38
Insulin (lU/ml)
8.8 ± 5.3
9.4 ± 5.8
8.1 ± 4.8
0.43
Data are given as number (percent) for gender, smoking, healthy diet, and physical activity; for all the other variables, means ± SD are reported. Healthy diet: consumption of at least three portions of fruit and/or vegetables per day. Physically active: physical exercise at least twice a week. BMI: body mass index.
