Table 2: TC, LDL-C and HDL-C values at baseline and at 18 months follow-up in group A (diet enriched with olive oil), B (enriched with non fried fish), C (enriched with nuts) and in control group (healthy Mediterranean diet)

Variable Group A
(n=8) 		Group B
(n=8) 		Group C
(n=7) 		Control group
(n=24) 		p
TC At baseline
At 18 months 		196 ± 46
165 ± 46 		207 ± 39
186 ± 27 		203 ± 39
180 ± 25 		194 ± 44
179 ± 35 		ns
ns
p 0.04 0.04 0.04 < 0.001
LDL-C At baseline
At 18 months 		115 ± 28
88 ± 41 		126 ± 31
99 ± 30 		123 ± 23
101 ± 26 		125 ± 41
110 ± 30 		ns ns
p Ns 0.02 0.02 0.02
HDL-C At baseline
At 18 months 		47 ± 8
56 ± 12 		51 ± 9
58 ± 15 		42 ± 10
54 ± 10 		42 ± 9
47 ± 12 		ns ns
p 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.04


Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation, numbers and percentages; TC: Total Cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; HDL-C: High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; p< 0,05 statistically significant.