Clinical Study
The Effects of Beta-Glucan Rich Oat Bread on Serum Nitric Oxide and Vascular Endothelial Function in Patients with Hypercholesterolemia
Table 1
Comparison of cardiovascular characteristics between the two groups before and after the intervention.
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| Weight (Kg) | | | | Before | 77.2 ± 12.4 | 77.0 ± 14.0 | 0.965 | After | 76.2 ± 12.4 | 76.6 ± 13.9 | 0.911 | valu | 0.020 | 0.037 | | BMI (Kg/m2) | | | | Before | 28.9 ± 3.5 | 28.9 ± 4.9 | 0.969 | After | 28.6 ± 3.5 | 28.8 ± 4.9 | 0.902 | valu | 0.029 | 0.078 | | Pulse rate (pulse/min) | | | | Before | 71.3 ± 6.3 | 72.7 ± 5.9 | 0.402 | After | 71.7 ± 7.0 | 73.4 ± 6.4 | 0.334 | valu | 0.803 | 0.487 | | Systolic/diastolic BP (mmHg) | | | | Before | 114.8 ± 10.9/77.0 ± 9.1 | 115.1 ± 14.6/76.3 ± 10.7 | 0.921/0.797 | After | 112.5 ± 12.1/76.3 ± 8.9 | 114.8 ± 13.5/75.3 ± 9.3 | 0.485/0.673 | valu | 0.174/0.625 | 0.896/0.495 | | Hip/waist circumference (cm) | | | | Before | 105.3 ± 6.4/93.4 ± 9.9 | 106.6 ± 10.3/97.6 ± 11.6 | 0.546/0.141 | After | 104.9 ± 6.3/93.2 ± 9.5 | 105.9 ± 10.2/97.4 ± 11.9 | 0.626/0.133 | valu | 0.231/0.623 | 0.033/0.824 | |
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Independent -test, paired -test, BMI: body mass index, and BP: blood pressure.
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