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Table 1 SFA and MUFA meals: comparison of the inflammatory markers among treatment groups, mean ± SEM

From: The effect of two iso-caloric meals containing equal amounts of fats with a different fat composition on the inflammatory and metabolic markers in apparently healthy volunteers

Treating groups meals

CRP (mg/l)

ESR (mm/hr)

Fibrinogen (mg/dl)

WBC x109/L

IL6 (pg/ml)

TNFά (pg/ml)

VCAM (ng/ml)

ICAM (ng/ml)

SFA: Women

0h

2.77±0.5

16.8±1.9

280.5±14

7.2±0.3

2.16±0.3

3.08±0.3

419.7±27.1

211.9±17.4

2h

2.94±0.5

17.7±1.9

285.2±11.9

7.8±0.3

2.54±0.6

2.64±0.2

404.5±23.0

209.3±16.6

4h

2.76±0.5

18.9±1.8

279.7±12.3

8.2±0.3

2.56±0.3

2.89±0.3

405.6±24.8

204.9±17.1

MUFA: Women

0h

2.82±0.5

18.7±1.7

297.0±11.4

7.4±0.3

2.13±0.2

3.12±0.3

421.9±22.7

220.6±19.2

2h

2.73±0.5

18.3±1.8

288.4±11.0

7.9±0.3

2.09±0.2

3.33±0.3

410.6±23.5

216.1±19.9

4h

2.72±0.5

18.1±1.9

288.4±11.1

8.1±0.3

2.46±0.3

2.85±0.3

435.5±25.9

231.0±20.0

SFA: Men

0h

2.3±0.5

8.5±0.9

261.9±15.4

6.6±0.4

2.29±0.6

2.96±0.4

382.3±32.9

200.8±22.9

2h

2.85±0.6

9.2±1.0

270.2±17.4

7.3±0.4

2.15±0.5

2.97±0.4

388.1±32.1

196.6±18.6

4h

2.72±0.7

9.9±1.0

258.7±10.7

7.6±0.3

2.28±0.4

2.9±0.4

387.5±29.5

193.6±18.6

MUFA: Men

0h

2.26±0.6

11.5±3.3

266.9±11.7

7.2±0.4

4.07±1.4

2.44±3.6

397.2±35.1

197.0±16.0

2h

2.27±0.6

11.6±3.1

262.4±11.4

7.3±0.4

2.24±0.5

2.9±0.4

397.4±33.4

191.2±15.6

4h

2.3±0.6

10.1±1.6

249.9±20.3

7.3±0.4

3.16±0.6

2.79±0.5

395.4±31.7

188.7±12.6

Main effects

        

Meal

0.4

0.2

0.7

0.6

0.3

0.9

0.5

0.6

Time

0.004

0.5

0.1

<0.0001

0.3

0.9

0.5

0.06

0-2

0.002

  

<0.0001

    

2-4

0.1

  

0.01

    

0-4

0.3

  

<0.0001

    

Gender

0.7

0.007

0.2

0.2

0.5

0.7

0.5

0.4

Interaction

        

Meal x Time

<0.0001

0.03

0.3

0.06

0.3

0.2

0.7

0.6

0-2

<0.0001

0.1

      

2-4

0.04

0.04

      

0-4

0.05

0.007

      

Meal x Gender

0.6

0.5

0.3

0.9

0.1

0.3

0.9

0.3

Time x Gender

0.05

0.6

0.6

0.3

0.1

0.5

0.2

0.7

Meal x Time x Gender

0.4

0.7

0.9

0.2

0.5

0.6

0.5

0.6

  1. WBCC, white blood count; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; hs-CRP, C-reactive protein; SFA, high saturated fat meal; MUFA, high monounsaturated fat meal.