Effect of phytosterols and inulin-enriched soymilk on LDL-cholesterol in Thai subjects: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial

Kietsiriroje, Noppadol; Kwankaew, Jirateep; Kitpakornsanti, Sunita; Leelawattana, Rattana

doi:10.1186/s12944-015-0149-4

Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 3 Comparison of baseline characteristics, biochemical tests and lipid profiles between groups (n = 240)

From: Effect of phytosterols and inulin-enriched soymilk on LDL-cholesterol in Thai subjects: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial

Baseline characteristics		Number (%) or mean ± SD or median (min,max)		p-value
Baseline characteristics		Study group (n = 120)	Control group (n = 120)	p-value
Sex^b				0.857
	Female	101 (84.2)	103 (85.8)
	Male	19 (15.8)	17 (14.2)
age (year), median (min,max)^d		48 (24,71)	46 (18,68)	0.75
Career^a				0.556
	Government employees	73 (60.8)	65 (54.2)
	State enterprise employees	1 (0.8)	2 (1.7)
	Company employees	5 (4.2)	2 (1.7)
	Self-employed	4 (3.3)	2 (1.7)
	Servants	12 (10.0)	18 (15.0)
	Pensioners	4 (3.3)	5 (4.2)
	Students	0	1 (0.8)
	University employees	21 (17.5)	25 (20.8)
Smoking^a				0.635
	Never smoked	109 (92.4)	111 (92.5)
	Ex-smoker	4 (3.4)	6 (5.0)
	Currently smoked	5 (4.2)	3 (2.5)
Alcohol drinking^b		42 (36.5)	33 (29.7)	0.323
Alcohol drinking in past 12 months^a				0.310
	Every week	2 (6.5)	4 (16.0)
	1-3 times/month	5 (16.1)	5 (20.0)
	Less than once a month	24 (77.4)	16 (64.0)
Familial history of CVD^b		3 (2.5)	3 (2.5)	1.00
Hypertension^b		2 (1.7)	7 (5.8)	0.171
Dyslipidemia^b		15 (12.5)	5 (4.2)	0.033*
Body mass index (BMI) (kg./m²)^c		23.81 ± 3.26	24.58 ± 3.66	0.085
Waist circumference (WC) (cm)		81 (65,122)	84.25 (60,112)	1.430
Hip Circumference (cm)^c		96.70 ± 6.87	97.51 ± 7.10	0.373
Waist hip ratio (WHR)^d		0.85 (0.70,0.96)	0.87 (0.73,1.03)	0.322
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)^d		115.50 (92,175)	118 (87,176)	0.409
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)^d		72 (36,110)	72 (52,117)	0.955
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)^d		90 (75,112)	90 (71,114)	0.146
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)^c		244.07 (28.92)	239.26 (27.19)	0.238
Triglyceride (mg/dl)^d		99.5 (45,295)	97.5 (39,399)	0.904
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)^c		63.51 (14.96)	60.00 (13.57)	0.207
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)^d		165 (132,254)	165 (130,243)	0.385
Creatinine (mg/dl)^d		0.69 (0.42,1.22)	0.70 (0.51,1.23)	0.258
AST (U/L)^d		19 (7,85)	20 (13,66)	0.271
ALT (U/L)^d		16 (8,75)	18 (9,81)	0.106

*p < .05, a = likelihood ratio test, b = Fisher’s exact test, c = independent t-test, d = Mann–Whitney U test

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