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Table 2 Serum lipid levels in rabbits during the experiment.

From: Effects of isoflavone-supplemented soy yogurt on lipid parameters and atherosclerosis development in hypercholesterolemic rabbits: a randomized double-blind study

Time

C

IY

H

HIY

HY

HP

HE

HI

TC

        

Initial

49.0 ± 3.7a

42.0 ± 4.4a

42.0 ± 2.8a

44. 5 ± 5.4a

45.3 ± 5.1a

44.8 ± 5.8a

46.3 ± 2.7a

46.0 ± 1.9a

T30

63.3 ± 4.3d

59.3 ± 6.6d

3650.0 ± 138.0a

3517.5 ± 159.9a

2452.5 ± 277.5c

3380.0 ± 189.9ab

3413.5 ± 192.7a

2938.5 ± 154.5b

T60

53.3 ± 6.2c

43.5 ± 4.4c

2556.5 ± 120.3a

1867.5 ± 251.7b

1583.8 ± 86.3b

1876.3 ± 233.6b

2605.0 ± 166.2a

2327.5 ± 71.5a

HDL-C

        

Initial

31.5 ± 2.3a

29.8 ± 2.2a

28.5 ± 2.5a

31.8 ± 1.1a

32.0 ± 2.6a

31.5 ± 3.6a

30.3 ± 1.5a

29.8 ± 1.9a

T30

38.3 ± 2.1a

36.8 ± 3.8ab

25.5 ± 0.9c

37.3 ± 2.4ab

31.0 ± 2.2bc

32.0 ± 2.5abc

34.3 ± 2.7ab

30.8 ± 1.8bc

T60

26.8 ± 2.8a

27.0 ± 1.7a

16.8 ± 2.8c

26.0 ± 2.1a

26.0 ± 1.7a

22.8 ± 2.8ab

24.0 ± 1.9a

20.5 ± 2.1bc

n-HDL-C

        

Initial

17.5 ± 2.6a

12.3 ± 2.8a

13.5 ± 2.9a

12.8 ± 2.3a

13.3 ± 3.0a

13.3 ± 2.4a

16.0 ± 2.0a

16.3 ± 1.92a

T30

25.0 ± 2.6d

22.5 ± 2.9d

3624.5 ± 138.0a

3480.3 ± 162.2a

2421.5 ± 278.5c

3348.0 ± 187.4ab

3379.3 ± 193.1a

2907.8 ± 154.5b

T60

26.5 ± 4.4c

16.5 ± 2.5c

2539.8 ± 120.2a

1841.5 ± 249.8b

1557.8 ± 86.6b

1853.5 ± 231.8b

2581.5 ± 166.2a

2307.0 ± 71.3a

TGL

        

Initial

90.0 ± 5.3ab

68.5 ± 12.8b

66.0 ± 7.3b

65.8 ± 7.2b

61.5 ± 8.9b

59.3 ± 4.4b

99.5 ± 9.5a

99.3 ± 9.2a

T30

57.5 ± 2.9e

83.5 ± 4.2de

260.3 ± 9.4a

145.5 ± 27.5c

245.3 ± 17.6ab

262.0 ± 31.8a

122.8 ± 20.4cd

203.3 ± 3.6b

T60

53.0 ± 4.5d

61.0 ± 7.3d

245.5 ± 25.9a

70.5 ± 3.9d

235.0 ± 27.7a

192.0 ± 12.3b

115.8 ± 6.4c

215.0 ± 7.1ab

  1. Values (in mg/dL) represent mean ± SEM (n = 6). Statistical comparison of groups: means with identical letters on the same line do not differ significantly (P ≤ 0.05).
  2. C = control; IY = isoflavone supplemented soy yogurt; H = hypercholesterolemic; HIY = hypercholesterolemic plus isoflavone-supplemented soy yogurt; HY = hypercholesterolemic plus soy yogurt; HP = hypercholesterolemic plus placebo; HE = hypercholesterolemic plus E.faecium; HI = hypercholesterolemic plus isoflavone.
  3. TC = Total Cholesterol; HDL-C = High Density Lipoprotein; n-HDL-C = non - High Density Lipoprotein; TGL = Triglycerides.