Research Article

Long-Term Resveratrol Supplementation as a Secondary Prophylaxis for Stroke

Table 4

Effect of resveratrol on the lipid profile.

Lipid profileResveratrol 100 mg groupResveratrol 200 mg groupControl group
M ± SDESM ± SDESM ± SDES

Serum cholesterol (mg/dL)
Initial257.56 ± 23.89256.61 ± 22.23255.14 ± 22.08
At 6 months236.75 ± 22.820.87236.16 ± 22.610.92247.25 ± 21.670.36
At 12 months221.52 ± 21.750.67220.44 ± 21.560.70231.41 ± 20.780.73
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
Initial39.27 ± 5.2739.36 ± 5.1638.76 ± 5.29
At 6 months43.78 ± 5.280.8643.92 ± 5.180.8840.17 ± 5.210.27
At 12 months45.87 ± 5.310.4046.12 ± 5.110.4242.02 ± 5.140.36
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
Initial143.34 ± 15.41142.82 ± 15.26143.48 ± 15.46
At 6 months127.66 ± 13.881.02125.01 ± 13.111.04137.92 ± 13.830.36
At 12 months124.21 ± 13.670.25123.22 ± 13.130.29135.21 ± 13.600.20
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
Initial195.36 ± 20.16195.69 ± 20.24194.45 ± 20.24
At 6 months172.73 ± 18.491.12170.75 ± 18.231.23177.54 ± 19.010.84
At 12 months158.78 ± 16.850.75156.28 ± 16.280.79166.28 ± 17.770.59

Values are represented as mean ± SD ( patients in the resveratrol 100 mg group; patients in the resveratrol 200 mg group; and patients in the control group); versus initial value; <0.05 versus control group value; <0.05 versus resveratrol 200 mg group value.