Table 2 Anthropometric parameters, blood glucose and serum lipid profiles of participants by quartiles (Q) of total phytosterols intake

228

228

228

228

23.85 ± 3.17

23.53 ± 3.44

23.05 ± 3.71^*

22.67 ± 2.76^**

80.31 ± 10.21

78.76 ± 8.74

78.45 ± 9.67^*

78.12 ± 7.91^*

119.51 ± 11.16

117.13 ± 12.42

116.45 ± 11.33

115.04 ± 10.14^*

78.74 ± 8.92

77.32 ± 8.41

76.72 ± 8.93

76.27 ± 7.22^*

4.71 ± 0.81

4.68 ± 0.73

4.59 ± 0.82

4.62 ± 0.78

6.42 ± 0.97

6.35 ± 0.81

6.33 ± 0.87

6.27 ± 0.96

1.68 ± 1.24

1.73 ± 1.31

1.71 ± 1.28

1.75 ± 1.38

5.25 ± 0.87

5.17 ± 0.78

5.09 ± 0.86

5.01 ± 0.90^**

1.26 ± 0.33

1.25 ± 0.34

1.29 ± 0.29

1.25 ± 0.36

2.55 ± 0.83

2.42 ± 0.86

2.39 ± 0.79

2.31 ± 0.90^*

102

102

102

103

23.91 ± 3.09

23.77 ± 3.25

23.41 ± 3.36

22.75 ± 2.68^*

83.45 ± 9.26

81.19 ± 9.62

79.63 ± 9.18^*

78.58 ± 7.26^*

120.12 ± 12.01

118.03 ± 11.45

117.17 ± 11.45

115.03 ± 9.98^*

79.11 ± 7.92

78.23 ± 8.63

77.87 ± 8.95

77.03 ± 7.15^*

4.75 ± 0.86

4.81 ± 0.78

4.79 ± 0.81

4.72 ± 0.91

6.51 ± 0.92

6.66 ± 0.98

6.35 ± 0.78

6.24 ± 0.86

1.79 ± 1.14

1.73 ± 1.21

1.78 ± 1.24

1.76 ± 1.41

5.17 ± 0.91

5.06 ± 0.89

5.01 ± 0.81

4.95 ± 0.88^*

1.27 ± 0.35

1.26 ± 0.38

1.24 ± 0.32

1.23 ± 0.37

2.44 ± 0.86

2.31 ± 0.91

2.25 ± 0.77

2.19 ± 0.86^*

125

126

126

126

23.72 ± 3.24

23.41 ± 3.31

22.78 ± 3.74^*

22.45 ± 2.66^*

76.02 ± 8.17

74.28 ± 8.21

73.20 ± 9.12^*

72.89 ± 7.31^*

118.23 ± 10.93

116.34 ± 12.78

114.96 ± 11.61

113.82 ± 10.21^*

77.71 ± 8.86

76.25 ± 8.52

75.12 ± 8.61

74.78 ± 7.31^*

4.68 ± 0.82

4.59 ± 0.71

4.41 ± 0.78

4.44 ± 0.98

6.31 ± 0.91

6.26 ± 0.95

6.31 ± 0.82

6.33 ± 0.91

1.58 ± 1.31

1.72 ± 1.34

1.66 ± 1.22

1.74 ± 1.33

5.34 ± 0.76

5.29 ± 0.76

5.18 ± 0.92

5.06 ± 0.93^*

1.24 ± 0.32

1.24 ± 0.31

1.33 ± 0.29

1.27 ± 0.36

2.67 ± 0.81

2.52 ± 0.83

2.46 ± 0.81

2.41 ± 0.85^*