Table 4 Fasting blood samples and blood pressure in the three-meal (3M, n=49) and 3+3 meal (3+3M, n=44) groups of completers at baseline and after 1 year of treatment

	Baseline	1 year	Change	P-value
P-glucose (mmol/l)
3M	5.4±0.6	5.3±0.6	−0.16±0.46^*	NS
3+3M	5.4±0.8	5.0±0.5	−0.33±0.78^**
S-insulin (mU/l)
3M	18.8±13.1	14.6±8.4	−4.0±11.0^*	NS
3+3M	18.6±12.5	15.3±7.9	−3.4±10.3^*
S-cholesterol (mmol/l)
3M	5.4±0.9	5.3±1.0	−0.11±0.59	NS
3+3M	5.3±0.9	5.1±0.9	−0.16±0.64
S-HDL (mmol/l)
3M	1.3±0.3	1.4±0.3	+0.1±0.21^**	0.033
3+3M	1.4±0.3	1.4±0.3	+0.02±0.15
S-LDL (mmol/l)
3M	3.4±0.8	3.3±0.8	−0.10±0.50	NS
3+3M	3.3±0.8	3.2±0.8	−0.08±0.60
S-TG (mmol/l)
3M	1.8±1.0	1.6±1.0	−0.17±0.88	NS
3+3M	1.6±0.6	1.4±0.6	−0.23±0.58^**
Systolic BP (mm Hg)
3M	127±15	125±16	−3.3±11.3^*	NS
3+3M	131±16	128±16	−4.0±12.7^*
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
3M	83±9	81±10	−2.4±10.3	NS
3+3M	84±10	81±10	−2.3±9.9

Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NS, not significant; P, plasma; S, serum; TG, triglycerides.
Mean values±s.d. are presented.
Significant difference from baseline within group ^*P<0.05, ^**P<0.01.

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