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Table 3 Serum lipids (mg/dl) at the end of 4 weeks Benecol ® and at the end of placebo treatment

From: Efficacy of yogurt drink with added plant stanol esters (Benecol®, Colanta) in reducing total and LDL cholesterol in subjects with moderate hypercholesterolemia: a randomized placebo-controlled crossover trial NCT01461798

 

Benecol

Placebo

Benecol® vs. placebo

p

Mean

(95% CI)

Mean

(95% CI)

Mean

(95% CI)

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

205.5

(197.9 – 213.2)

221.1

(212.8 – 229.4)

-15,6

(-24.2 to -6.9)

0.001

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

49.6

(45.8 - 53,4)

49.5

(45.1 – 53.9)

0.1

(-4.0 to 4.3)

0.95

LDL cholesterol measured (mg/dL)

108.7

(102.3 – 115.0)

120.7

(113.5 – 127.8)

-12.0

(-16.5 to -7.5)

<0.001

LDL cholesterol calculated (mg/dL)

125.8

(117.9 – 133.7)

142.2

(134.0 – 150.4)

-16.4

(-23.4 to -9.3)

<0.001

Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

155.9

(147.3 - 164.5)

171.6

(162.5 – 180.7)

-15.7

(-23.0 to -8.3)

<0.001

TG3 (mg/dL)

176.4

(137.2 – 215.7)

168.8

(138.7 – 198.9)

7.6

(-23.9 to 39.1)

0.63

  1. 3The distribution of TG was skew to the right.
  2. After logarithmic transformation, the geometric means were 146.2 in Benecol® and 149.4 in placebo (p = 0.76).