Table 3 Changes in blood clinical chemistry parameters after the vegetable intervention (mean ± SD is presented)
Treatment | Lean (n = 15) | Obese (n = 17) | p value# | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50-g Veg | 200-g Veg | 50-g Veg | 200-g Veg | ||
Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.4 ± 0.3 | 5.4 ± 0.3 | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 5.9 ± 0.1 | N.S. |
Insulin (mU/L) | 5.5 ± 2.6 | 5.9 ± 3.2 | 11.0 ± 5.2 | 13.4 ± 6.7 | N.S. |
HbA1c (%) | 5.1 ± 0.2 | 5.1 ± 0.2 | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 5.1 ± 0.2 | N.S. |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.1 ± 0.7 | 5.2 ± 0.6 | 6.0 ± 0.8 | 5.8 ± 0.7 | N.S. |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.2 | N.S. |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.2 ± 0.6 | 3.4 ± 0.4 | 3.9 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 0.6 | N.S. |
Ratio cholesterol/HDL | 4.2 ± 1.2 | 4.2 ± 0.9 | 5.3 ± 0.9 | 5.3 ± 0.9 | N.S. |
Triacylglycerol (mmol/L) | 1.3 ± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 2.2 ± 1.2 | 2.2 ± 1.7 | N.S. |
γ-GT (U/L) | 23.3 ± 10.9 | 22.4 ± 10.8 | 34.3 ± 13.1 | 32.9 ± 11.6 | N.S. |
ALAT (U/L) | 13 ± 4 | 11 ± 4 | 21 ± 15 | 21 ± 10 | N.S. |
ASAT (U/L) | 21 ± 4 | 20 ± 4 | 26 ± 8 | 25 ± 8 | <0.05 |
ALP (U/L) | 63 ± 11 | 61 ± 11 | 67 ± 18 | 64 ± 15 | <0.05 |
TNF-α (pg/mL)a | 1.03 ± 0.28 | 0.84 ± 0.17 | 1.11 ± 0.41 | 1.09 ± 0.36 | 0.0067* |