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Table 4 Blood assays at rest and after 4 weeks of daily NUT combination intake T-test for paired data)

From: Different age-independent effects of nutraceutical combinations on endothelium-mediated coronary flow reserve

Combination A

Time 0

(n = 14)

30 days CPT-CFR

(n = 14)

p value

TC (mg/dL)

213.0 ± 39.4

197.1 ± 33.2

< 0.001

LDL-C(mg/dL)

138.2 ± 33.1

122.1 ± 25.9

< 0.002

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

130.1 ± 70.8

126.2 ± 52.7

0.828

Glycemia (mg/dL)

99.5 ± 24.3

98.2 ± 21.7

0.385

ADP(%)

66.1 ± 18.4

69.0 ± 20.1

0.700

Collagen(%)

60.1 ± 23.7

71.2 ± 25.9

0.124

ADP after insulin stimulation (%)

72.8 ± 12.1

74.5 ± 9.4

0.596

Collagen after insulin stimulation (%)

62.1 ± 26.2

67.7 ± 25.3

0.493

Combination B

Time 0

(n = 13)

30 days CPT-CFR

(n = 13)

p value

TC (mg/dL)

209.6 ± 46.6

196.8 ± 35.6

< 0.02

LDL-C (mg/dL)

159.8 ± 42.9

148.5 ± 18.4

< 0.02

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

125.8 ± 17.7

103.6 ± 47.6

0.316

Glycemia (mg/dL)

91.6 ± 12.9

90.8 ± 7.4

0.861

ADP(%)

72.2 ± 25.4

77.3 ± 17.1

0.553

Collagen(%)

54.0 ± 39.4

69.8 ± 31.8

0.060

ADP after insulin stimulation (%)

71.5 ± 21.4

79.9 ± 11.0

0.167

Collagen after insulin stimulation (%)

55.4 ± 35.8

61.9 ± 38.6

0.156

  1. ADP Adenosine diphosphate, CPT Cold Pressure Test, LDL-C Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC Total cholesterol. Boldface= statistically significant p value