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Table 2 Anthropometric and physical activity parameters of orange juice consumers and non-consumers according to gender and serum cholesterol level

From: Long-term orange juice consumption is associated with low LDL-cholesterol and apolipoprotein B in normal and moderately hypercholesterolemic subjects

 

Normolipidemic

Hypercholesterolemic

Subjects

Women

Men

Men

n

18

8

38

26

23

16

Orange juice

Non-consumers

Consumers

Non-consumers

Consumers

Non-consumers

Consumers

mL/d

0

390 ± 149

0

466 ± 163

0

486 ± 145

Age (years)

37.6 ± 10.2

39.2 ± 12.2

36.8 ± 9.92

33.8 ± 10.9

41.9 ± 9.8

40.8 ± 8.0

Weight (kg)

64.0 ± 12.4

63.2 ±10.6

75.9 ± 11.4

70.8 ±10.0

78.5 ±13.8

83.0 ± 10.5

BMI (kg/m2)

24.5 ± 4.36

24.6 ±4.99

25.1 ± 3.63

23.8 ±2.89

26.6 ± 2.8

27.0 ± 3.4

Body fat (%)

36.7 ± 4.45

33.9 ± 6.53

27.8 ± 5.03

25.1 ± 7.52

28.0 ± 5.7

27.0 ± 4.1

Waist circ.(cm)

82.5 ±10.5

88.5 ± 12.3

90.4 ±9.96

87.5 ± 9.33

96.3 ± 8.2

97.5 ± 9.3

Physical Activity

      

PA###

1.11 ± 0.11

1.16 ± 0.13

1.17 ± 0.11

1.15 ± 0.10

1.18 ± 0.08

1.17 ± 0.11

Duration (h/d)

0.66 ± 0.61

0.50 ± 0.44

1.18 ± 1.23

1.06 ± 0.79

0.89 ± 0.48

0.80 ± 0.64

Frequency (times/wk)

2.39 ± 2.59

3.38 ± 2.83

2.94 ± 2.37

2.75 ± 2.27

2.72 ± 1.74

3.23 ± 2.17

Sedentary#### (%)

56

38

16

15

5

29

Low Active (%)

11

38

37

46

50

31

Active (%)

33

25

45

38

45

40

Very Active (%)

0

0

3

0

0

0

  1. Data are expressed as means ± SD.
  2. Statistical comparison (test t) was between non-consumers and consumers groups of normolipidemic women and men, and hypercholesterolemic men.
  3. *p < 0.05.
  4. # Normolipidemic: total cholesterol < 6.2 mmol/L.
  5. ##Hypercholesterolemic: total cholesterol ≥ 6.2 mmol/L.
  6. ### PA is the physical activity coefficient according to DRI (2005).
  7. #### % individuals with Sedentary, Low Active, Active or Very Active life style.
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