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Table 3 Biochemical characteristics 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

n

56

34

23

16

Orange juice

Non-consumers

Consumers

Non-consumers

Consumers

mL/d

0

530 ± 188

0

486 ± 145

Triacylglycerol (mmol/L)

1.15 ±0.37

1.11 ±0.55

1.86 ± 0.63

2.16 ±1.12

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

    

  Total

5.08 ±0.70

4.54 ±0.78*

6.77 ± 0.41

6.40 ±0.58*

  HDL

1.20 ±0.29

1.16 ±0.31

1.14 ± 0.27

1.16 ± 0.23

  LDL

3.35 ±0.61

2.74 ±0.80*

4.78 ± 0.48

4.20 ± 0.86*

  LDL/HDL ratio

2.93±0.86

2.57 ±2.57*

4.46 ± 1.25

3.73 ±1.00*

Apolipoprotein (g/L)

    

  A-I

1.40 ±0.25

1.36 ±0.25

1.41 ± 0.28

1.39 ± 0.18

  B

0.90 ±0.19

0.79 ±0.21*

1.27 ± 0.17

1.12 ± 0.17*

Homocysteine (μmol/L)

9.95 ±2.81

9.17 ±2.31

11.1 ±2.53

10.0 ± 2.31

  1. Data are expressed as means ± SD.
  2. Statistical comparison (test t) was between consumers and non-consumers groups of normolipidemic and hypercholesterolemic individuals.
  3. *p < 0.05.
  4. # Normolipidemic: total cholesterol < 6.2 mmol/L.
  5. ##Hypercholesterolemic: total cholesterol ≥ 6.2 mmol/L.