Table 3 Biochemical parameters at baseline and after 8 weeks of 25 g/day of chia consumption
n = 25 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Basal | Post-chia | P* | |
TC (mmol/L) | 4.8 (4.3–5.2) | 4.6 (4.2–4.6) | < 0.05 |
LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.9 (2.6–3.3) | 2.9 (2.5–3.3) | NS |
Non-HDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.9 (3.2–4.2) | 3.7 (3.0–4.1) | < 0.05 |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.93 (0.77–1.10) | 0.95 (0.83–1.07) | NS |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.9 (1.2–2.6) | 1.6 (1.1–2.2) | NS |
TG/C-HDL | 5.2 (2.7–6.9) | 3.4 (2.6–6.6) | NS |
FFA (mmol/L) | 0.68 (0.56–0.80) | 0.64 (0.48–0.68) | < 0.05 |
UA (mmol/L) | 0.42 (0.35–0.46) | 0.40 (0.34–0.48) | NS |
GGT (UI/L) | 35 (23–50) | 32 (22–46) | NS |
AST (UI/L) | 23.5 (21–27) | 23.7 (20–28) | NS |
ALT (UI/L) | 29.2 (21–37) | 26.9 (20–36) | NS |
AST/ALT | 0.89 (0.73–0.95) | 0.85 (0.68–1.0) | NS |