Table 4

Plasma Lipids. Plasma total cholesterol (TC), LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglycerides (TG) of subjects consuming raisins (RAISIN), increasing walking (WALK) or both (RAISIN + WALK)1.

Variable
TC (mmol/L)
LDL-C (mmol/L)
HDL-C (mmol/L)
TG (mmol/L)

RAISIN (n = 12)
Baseline
5.21 ± 0.98
3.21± 0.84
1.56 ± 0.36
0.94 ± 0.47
6 Weeks
4.82 ± 0.93
2.90 ± 0.76
1.53 ± 0.31
0.90 ± 0.35
WALK (n = 12)
Baseline
5.47 ± 1.37
3.16 ± 1.16
1.56 ± 0.50
1.49 ± 0.99
6 Weeks
4.68 ± 1.12
2.48 ± 0.60
1.58 ± 0.41
1.20 ± 0.73
RAISIN + WALK (n = 10)
Baseline
5.25 ± 0.96
3.01 ± 1.11
1.71 ± 0.50
1.17 ± 0.53
6 Weeks
4.96 ± 0.79
2.74 ± 0.71
1.66 ± 0.55
1.24 ± 1.54
Time Effect
P < 0.005
P < 0.001
NS
NS
Group Effect
NS
NS
NS
P < 0.05
Interaction
NS
NS
NS
NS

1Values are means ± standard deviation for the number of subjects indicated in parenthesis. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA.

Puglisi et al. Lipids in Health and Disease 2008 7:14   doi:10.1186/1476-511X-7-14