Clinical Study
Noni Juice Improves Serum Lipid Profiles and Other Risk Markers in Cigarette Smokers
Table 2
Total cholesterol (TC), LDL, and triglyceride levels within specified baseline ranges among the aggregate noni juice group (both doses combined).
| | Baseline range | Baseline | Posttest |
| | Total cholesterol (TC) | | | | 190–219 mg/dL | 204.4 ± 9.3 | 190.8 ± 41.6 | | 220–299 mg/dL | 249.1 ± 21.5 | 203.9 ± 69.4a | | 300 mg/dL | 328.7 ± 22.8 | 256.4 ± 89.3b | | LDL | | | | TC 190–219 mg/dL | 154.6 ± 10.3 | 140.8 ± 21.6b | | TC 220–299 mg/dL | 199.1 ± 20.5 | 153.4 ± 1.4a | | TC > 300 mg/dL | 287.7 ± 20.8 | 206.4 ± 39.3 | | Triglycerides (Trig) | | | | 170–199 mg/dL | 184.1 ± 7.5 | 166.6 ± 95.3b | | 200–399 mg/dL | 266.7 ± 48.0 | 209.1 ± 129.3b | | 400 mg/dL | 553.6 ± 143.5 | 255.5 ± 219.7 |
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aP < 0.001, bP < 0.05 compared to baseline.
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