Table 1 Demographic and biomarker characteristics between men with oat β-glucan intervention versus control groupa at baseline
Total | OBG | Rice | p-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 72 | 42 | 30 | |
Age (years) | 41 ± 1.3 | 42.0 ± 1.3 | 41 ± 1.2 | 0.72 |
Smoker (Y: N) | 4:68 | 3:39 | 1:29 | |
Wt (kg) | 82.1 ± 1.2 | 82.6 ± 1.2 | 81.3 ± 1.2 | 0.71 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.2 ± 1.1 | 27.1 ± 1.2 | 27.3 ± 1.2 | 0.77 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.5 ± 1.6 | 1.6 ± 1.6 | 1.4 ± 1.6 | 0.30 |
T-Chol (mmol/L) | 5.6 ± 1.1 | 5.6 ± 1.1 | 5.5 ± 1.1 | 0.55 |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.2 ± 1.2 | 1.2 ± 1.3 | 1.2 ± 1.2 | 0.63 |
LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.6 ± 1.1 | 3.6 ± 1.2 | 3.6 ± 1.1 | 0.84 |
GGT (U/L) | 24.0 ± 2.0 | 26.0 ± 2 | 27.0 ± 2 | 0.22 |
ALT (U/L) | 26.0 ± 2.0 | 25.0 ± 2 | 24.0 ± 1 | 0.45 |
AST (U/L) | 24.0 ± 1.0 | 23.0 ± 1 | 24.0 ± 1 | 0.34 |