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Table 4 Plasma Lipids. Plasma total cholesterol (TC), LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglycerides (TG) of subjects consuming raisins (RAISIN), increasing walking (WALK) or both (RAISIN + WALK)1.

From: Raisins and additional walking have distinct effects on plasma lipids and inflammatory cytokines

Variable

TC (mmol/L)

LDL-C (mmol/L)

HDL-C (mmol/L)

TG (mmol/L)

RAISIN (n = 12)

Baseline

5.21 ± 0.98

3.21± 0.84

1.56 ± 0.36

0.94 ± 0.47

6 Weeks

4.82 ± 0.93

2.90 ± 0.76

1.53 ± 0.31

0.90 ± 0.35

WALK (n = 12)

Baseline

5.47 ± 1.37

3.16 ± 1.16

1.56 ± 0.50

1.49 ± 0.99

6 Weeks

4.68 ± 1.12

2.48 ± 0.60

1.58 ± 0.41

1.20 ± 0.73

RAISIN + WALK (n = 10)

Baseline

5.25 ± 0.96

3.01 ± 1.11

1.71 ± 0.50

1.17 ± 0.53

6 Weeks

4.96 ± 0.79

2.74 ± 0.71

1.66 ± 0.55

1.24 ± 1.54

Time Effect

P < 0.005

P < 0.001

NS

NS

Group Effect

NS

NS

NS

P < 0.05

Interaction

NS

NS

NS

NS

  1. 1Values are means ± standard deviation for the number of subjects indicated in parenthesis. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA.