Table 4

Comparison of Jarlsberg and Camembert cheese in development of biochemical variables during 6 weeks of daily cheese intake. The results are expressed by mean values with SD in bracket and 95% CIs

VariablesBaselineWeek 6Week 6—baselineP values between groups
Jarlsberg (n=41)Camembert
(n=25)
Jarlsberg
(n=41)
Camembert
(n=25)
Jarlsberg
(n=41)
Camembert
(n=25)
Triglyceride
(mmol/L)
1.0 (0.6)1.2 (0.6)1.1 (0.5)1.4 (0.8)0.1 (0.5)0.2 (0.6) p=0.41
0.9 to 1.11.0 to 1.50.9 to 1.31.1 to 1.70.0 to 0.3−0.1 to 0.4
LDL-cholesterol
(mmol/L)
2.7 (0.7)3.2 (0.8)2.9 (0.7)3.4 (0.9)0.2 (0.4)0.2 (0.6) p=0.67
2.5 to 2.92.9 to 3.62.6 to 3.23.1 to 3.80.0 to 0.40.0 to 0.4
HDL-cholesterol
(mmol/L)
1.7 (0.4)1.6 (0.4)1.7 (0.4)1.6 (0.3)0.0 (0.2)0.0 (0.2) p=0.99
1.6 to 1.81.4 to 1.71.6 to 1.81.5 to 1.8−0.1 to 0.1−0.1 to 0.1
Total cholesterol
(mmol/L)
4.6 (0.7)4.9 (0.6)4.8 (0.7)5.1 (0.7)0.2 (0.4)0.2 (0.5) p=0.52
4.4 to 4.84.6 to 5.14.6 to 5.04.8 to 5.40.1 to 0.40.0 to 0.5
LDL/HDL1.7 (0.6)2.2 (1.0)1.85 (0.62)2.3 (0.9)0.1 (0.3)0.1 (0.4) p=0.94
1.5 to 1.91.8 to 2.61.6 to 2.01.9 to 2.70.0 to 0.2−0.1 to 0.2
Creatinine
(µmol/L)
60.9 (10.0)64.1 (7.8)59.9 (8.7)61.2 (8.9)−1.0 (6.5)−2.9 (4.0) p=0.43
57.8 to 64.060.9 to 67.357.1 to 62.657.5 to 64.9−3.1 to 1.0−4.5 to −1.2
Urea
(mmol/L)
5.15 (1.25)5.67 (1.61)5.78 (1.06)5.39 (1.62)0.63 (0.95)−0.28 (1.25) p<0.01
4.76 to 5.555.01 to 6.345.45 to 6.124.72 to 6.060.33 to 0.93−0.80 to 0.23
Glycated haemoglobin
(mmol/L)
34.2 (2.8)33.1 (2.4)33.3 (3.1)33.8 (3.1)−1.0 (1.5)0.7 (1.5) p<0.01
33.3 to 35.132.1 to 34.132.4 to 34.332.6 to 35.1−1.4 to −0.50.0 to 1.4
Calcium (Ca+)
(mmol/L)
2.34 (0.09)2.31 (0.09)2.31 (0.08)2.33 (0.09)−0.03 (0.08)0.02 (0.08) p=0.05
2.31 to 2.372.28 to 2.352.29 to 2.342.29 to 2.37−0.06 to 0.00−0.01 to 0.05
Magnesium (Mg+) (mmol/L)0.86 (0.06)0.86 (0.05)0.83 (0.07)0.85 (0.05)−0.03 (0.06)0.00 (0.04) p=0.05
0.81 to 0.850.83 to 0.880.81 to 0.850.83 to 0.87−0.05 to −0.01−0.02 to 0.01
Phosphate
(mmol/L)
1.20 (0.16)1.18 (0.18)1.24 (0.18)1.16 (0.14)0.04 (0.15)−0.02 (0.14) p=0.06
1.15 to 1.261.11 to 1.261.18 to 1.291.10 to 1.22−0.02 to 0.09−0.08 to 0.03
  • HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.