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Table 1 Levels of the cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL and HDL in plasma of control and experimental groups of rats

From: Effect of flaxseed supplementation and exercise training on lipid profile, oxidative stress and inflammation in rats with myocardial ischemia

Lipid profile

Groups

Median

Interquartile Range

Mean

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

(1) Control

12.8

12.2-13.8

13.0

(2) Cardiac ischemia

34.5

32.8-36.8

34.2 a***

(3) Flaxseed supplemented

14.7

13.8-15.5

14.6 b*, d***

(4) Flaxseed with exercise

14.9

13.9-15.6

15.2c**,E***

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

(1) Control

26.7

25.4-29.6

27.9±3.6

(2) Cardiac ischemia

74.4

58.6-75.4

69.6a***

(3) Flaxseed supplemented

28.0

26.8-30.8

28.8 d***

(4) Flaxseed with exercise

26.5

26.0-27.0

26.4 E***

HDL (mg/dl)

(1) Control

26.8

25.4-27.6

26.5

(2) Cardiac ischemia

25.9

25.2-26.7

25.9

(3) Flaxseed supplemented

24.0

22.3-26.0

24.2b*

(4) Flaxseed with exercise

34.3

32.8-36.2

34.3c***, E***, F***

LDL (mg/dl)

(1) Control

43.3

33.7-46.0

41.5

(2) Cardiac ischemia

34.3

31.5-36.4

33.9 a*

(3) Flaxseed supplemented

27.4

24.1-28.9

26.3b***, d***

(4) Flaxseed with exercise

24.4

23.0-26.3

24.5c***, E***,

  1. a: Significant difference between control and myocardial ischemia. b: Significant difference between control and flaxseed supplemented rats. c: Significant difference between control and flaxseed with exercise group. d: Significant difference between groups 2,3. E: Significant difference between groups 2,4 F: Significant difference between groups 3,4.
  2. *: P<0.05; **: P<0.001; ***: P<0.0001.