Double-Blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial Demonstrating Serum Cholesterol Lowering Efficacy of a Smoothie Drink with Added Plant Stanol Esters in an Indonesian Population

Table 4

Serum lipid concentrations (mg/dL) at baseline (0 weeks) and at 2 and 4 weeks after initiation of the intervention and changes from the baseline in the control and plant stanol ester groups.

Variable	Control group; ()	Plant stanol ester group; ()	Mean difference; between groups; (95% CI)
Total cholesterol
0 weeks (mg/dL)			−3.3 (−15.9 to 9.3)
2 weeks (mg/dL)			−16.0 (−28.6 to −3.3)
4 weeks (mg/dL)			−15.6 (−28.0 to −3.1)
% change 2–0 weeks			−5.7 (−9.2 to −2.1)
% change 4–0 weeks			−5.6 (−8.9 to −2.2)
LDL-cholesterol
0 weeks (mg/dL)			−3.8 (−16.2 to 8.6)
2 weeks (mg/dL)			−15.4 (−27.0 to −3.9)
4 weeks (mg/dL)			−16.5 (−27.9 to −5.2)
% change 2–0 weeks			−7.6 (−12.9 to −2.2)
% change 4–0 weeks			−9.0 (−13.4 to −4.6)
HDL-cholesterol
0 weeks (mg/dL)			−0.4 (−4.8 to 3.9)
2 weeks (mg/dL)			−2.1 (−6.6 to 2.4)
4 weeks (mg/dL)			−0.1 (−4.7 to 4.5)
% change 2–0 weeks			−2.9 (−6.8 to 1.0)
% change 4–0 weeks			0.5 (−4.1 to 5.2)
Triglycerides
0 weeks (mg/dL)			4.6 (−21.1 to 30.4)
2 weeks (mg/dL)			8.0 (−20.9 to 37.0)
4 weeks (mg/dL)			5.3 (−21.8 to 32.3)
% change 2–0 weeks			7.4 (−6.6 to 21.4)
% change 4–0 weeks			−0.1 (−14.6 to 14.5)

Data are presented as mean ± SD. difference between control and plant stanol ester groups (, independent samples t-test). difference compared to the baseline (, paired samples t-test).