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Table 2 Plasma lipids in the six different study groups

From: Dietary enrichment of apolipoprotein E-deficient mice with extra virgin olive oil in combination with seal oil inhibits atherogenesis

  

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

  

Week 0

Week 6

Week 12*

Week 0

Week 6

Week 12

Females

       

   No supplement

(n = 11)

4.93 ± 1.28

14.1 ± 3.67*,a

12.4 ± 1.63*

0.36 ± 0.10

0.28 ± 0.09

0.41 ± 0.45a

   EVO1/n-3

(n = 11)

5.79 ± 1.20a

19.4 ± 3.70*,b

13.9 ± 3.76*

0.49 ± 0.27

0.32 ± 0.10

0.22 ± 0.03*,b

   Corn oil

(n = 08)

3.97 ± 0.63b

15.9 ± 1.33*

14.1 ± 1.80*

ND

ND

ND

Males

       

   No supplement

(n = 11)

3.99 ± 1.26

16.1 ± 5.90*

20.2 ± 5.11*,a

0.42 ± 0.20

0.32 ± 0.16

0.46 ± 0.24

   EVO/n-3

(n = 11)

4.57 ± 1.18

13.5 ± 2.62*

12.7 ± 4.08*,b

0.42 ± 0.14

0.25 ± 0.05*

0.23 ± 0.02*,b

   Corn oil

(n = 10)

3.91 ± 0.60

15.0 ± 3.53*

14.7 ± 3.75*,b

0.27 ± 0.13

0.34 ± 0.12

0.51 ± 0.31a

   Chow

(n = 05)

5.21 ± 1.55

ND

6.95 ± 0.90

0.53 ± 0.40

ND

0.38 ± 0.16

  1. Cholesterol and triglyceride levels at the start of the study (week 0), after 6 weeks and at the end of the study (week 12). Values are mean ± S.D. Means within the same column bearing different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05 for individual comparison using the Tukeys' post hoc test after ANOVA). * Value significantly different from start concentration (week 0, P < 0.05) 1EVO, extra virgin olive oil. Significant differences between groups at certain timepoints are indicated with letters a and b.