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Table 4 Change in biochemical parameters during the 9 mo nutritional intervention

From: Changes in body weight, body composition and cardiovascular risk factors after long-term nutritional intervention in patients with severe mental illness: an observational study

  

Visit A (Baseline) vs Visit B (3 mo)

 

Visit A (Baseline) vs Visit C (6 mo)

 

Visit A (Baseline) vs Visit D (9 mo)

 

n

 

n

 

n

 

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

136

214.8 ± 42.1

66

214.3 ± 44.2

25

215.3 ± 51.1

  

206.8 ± 39.9*

 

200.6 ± 43.3†

 

190.4 ± 44.2††

HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl)

54

47.9 ± 24.6

38

48.7 ± 28.3

17

50.3 ± 12.5

  

45.1 ± 12.5

 

43.9 ± 10.3

 

47.5 ± 10.2††

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

135

162.4 ± 113.7

65

175.8 ± 112.9

25

213.1 ± 167.1

  

153. 3 ± 89.9*

 

158.4 ± 91.8†

 

135.3 ± 74.4††

Glucose (mg/dl)

139

98.3 ± 26.6

68

99.1 ± 20.2

25

100.8 ± 17.6

  

95.3 ± 18.5*

 

95.3 ± 15.9†

 

96.5 ± 16.2††

  1. Values are means ± SD. n refers to number of biochemical measures obtained in each visit B, C and D. Significance differences were determined by paired t-tests; *P < 0.001 for the difference between baseline and visit B; † P < 0.001 for the difference between baseline and visit C, †† P < 0.001 for the difference between baseline and visit D.
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