Research Article

Effects of Polyphenol, Measured by a Biomarker of Total Polyphenols in Urine, on Cardiovascular Risk Factors After a Long-Term Follow-Up in the PREDIMED Study

Table 5

Sensitivity analysis of clinical cardiovascular risk factors.

Change in TG (mg/dL)Change in GLU (mg/dL)Change in DBP (mm Hg)
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSDMeanSDMeanSDMeanSDMeanSDMeanSDMeanSD

GenderMale2366.4143.58−17.8662.54−14.8044.680.0072.3538.03−0.3235.56−6.1235.990.36−1.2410.04−2.439.73−2.1411.670.714
Female2498.2246.579.2553.14−5.0168.690.19410.3138.689.2330.441.5135.040.193−1.4610.24−3.6710.75−5.299.840.026
Age, years≤672428.7147.80−9.7570.39−8.7762.270.0897.0841.131.5630.86−2.2336.480.262−0.649.70−1.4110.78−2.7711.730.396
≥682435.9642.21−2.0646.74−9.6857.350.1296.0635.606.3736.39−1.3634.910.285−2.1810.58−4.509.36−4.999.750.123
P-14<9274−0.8957.27−5.2758.57−10.6367.610.6767.2928.725.6534.89−3.6842.900.178−1.3611.63−2.399.87−4.9810.050.094
≥921112.0735.90−6.4961.19−8.3353.710.0076.1843.252.6932.89−0.4329.550.428−1.359.20−3.3610.40−3.2711.170.24

P-14: 14-point Mediterranean diet score test; GLU: glucose; TG: triglycerides; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.
value tested by ANOVA.
Values with asterisks are statistically different from the baseline by the paired-samples -test (; ).