Table 6 Sex difference in blood metabolites before and after the 12-week intervention (mean ± s.d)
Items | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Before intervention | After intervention | Before intervention | After intervention | |
Cholesterol(mmol/L) | ||||
 CitriCholess | 5.53 ± 1.25 | 5.06 ± 0.96 | 5.42 ± 0.83 | 5.18 ± 1.00 |
 Placebo | 5.45 ± 0.90 | 5.38 ± 0.58 | 5.67 ± 0.71 | 5.46 ± 0.82 |
 t / P value | 0.185/ 0.855 | (−1.081) / 0.290 | (−1.328) / 0.189 | (−1.249) / 0.216 |
Triglyceride(mmol/L) | ||||
 CitriCholess | 2.38 ± 0.85 | 1.85 ± 0.73 | 2.06 ± 0.78 | 1.82 ± 1.02 |
 Placebo | 2.04 ± 0.37 | 2.02 ± 0.71 | 1.90 ± 0.58 | 1.93 ± 1.48 |
 t / P value | 1.258/ 0.219 | (−0.595) / 0.557 | 1.006/ 0.318 | (−0.357) / 0.722 |
HDL(mmol/L) | ||||
 CitriCholess | 1.13 ± 0.28 | 1.18 ± 0.20 | 1.38 ± 0.29 | 1.36 ± 0.29 |
 Placebo | 1.19 ± 0.29 | 1.18 ± 0.19 | 1.39 ± 0.28 | 1.40 ± 0.28 |
 t / P value | (−0.580) / 0.567 | 0.079/ 0.938 | (−0.079) / 0.937 | (−0.468) / 0.641 |
LDL(mmol /L) | ||||
 CitriCholess | 3.33 ± 1.02 | 3.32 ± 0.75 | 3.43 ± 0.86 | 3.01 ± 0.73 |
 Placebo | 3.54 ± 0.87 | 3.46 ± 0.50 | 3.59 ± 0.71 | 3.42 ± 0.66 |
 t / P value | (−0.546) / 0.590 | (−0.509) / 0.615 | (−0.847) / 0.400 | (−2.419) / 0.018* |
Glucose(mmol/L) | ||||
 CitriCholess | 6.72 ± 1.61 | 6.53 ± 2.13 | 5.86 ± 0.97 | 5.80 ± 0.92 |
 Placebo | 7.34 ± 3.19 | 7.46 ± 3.63 | 6.24 ± 1.27 | 6.40 ± 1.45 |
 t / P value | (−0.564) / 0.582 | (−0.861) / 0.397 | (−1.408) / 0.164 | (−2.103) / 0.039* |