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Table 3 Measurements at baseline, 0 months in absolute values. Coronary artery calcification. (CAC), C reactive protein (CRP). High-density lipoprotein (HDL). Low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Interleukin–6 (Il–6). Apolipoprotein A and B (ApoB/ApoA)

From: The effect of aged garlic extract on the atherosclerotic process – a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Variable

AGE

Placebo

 

n = 46

SD

n = 47

SD

P-value

Framingham risk score

23

(7)

21

(7)

0.27

Age (years)

63

(6)

64

(6)

0.95

BMI

27.6

(3.7)

30.0

(4.6)

0.01

CAC

207.3

(237.7)

121.0

(178)

0.05

CRP (mg/L)

2.2

(3.6)

2.2

(3.5)

0.97

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.4

(0.7)

1.6

(1.2)

0.21

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.2

(1.3)

4.6

(1)

0.03

HDL (mmol/L)

1.6

(0.5)

1.4

(0.4)

0.07

LDL (mmol/L)

3.4

(1.1)

2.9

(0.9)

0.01

Il-6 (ng/L)

4.5

(3.7)

4.4

(2.3)

0.83

ApoB/ApoA

0.7

(0.2)

0.7

(0.2)

0.30

Homocysteine (μmol/L)

13.4

(3.8)

13.2

(3.6)

0.76

Glucose (mmol/L)

6.3

(1.2)

6.6

(1.3)

0.43