Table 5

Development in lipid and biochemical variables after switching from Camembert to 6 weeks daily intake of Jarlsberg cheese. The results are expressed by mean values with SD in bracket and 95% CIs

VariablesBaseline Jarlsberg
(n=25)
6 weeks on Jarlsberg
(n=25)
Week 6—baseline
(n=25)
P values within variables
Triglyceride
(mmol/L)
1.4 (0.8)1.3 (0.6)−0.1 (0.7) p=0.32
1.1 to 1.71.0 to 1.5−0.4 to 0.1
LDL-cholesterol
(mmol/L)
3.4 (0.9)3.1 (0.8)−0.3 (0.5) p<0.01
3.1 to 3.82.8 to 3.5−0.5 to −0.1
HDL-cholesterol
(mmol/L)
1.6 (0.3)1.5 (0.3)−0.1 (0.2) p=0.05
1.5 to 1.81.4 to 1.7−0.2 to 0.0
Total cholesterol
(mmol/L)
5.1 (0.7)4.7 (0.6)−0.4 (0.4) p<0.01
4.8 to 5.44.5 to 5.0−0.6 to −0.2
LDL/HDL cholesterol2.3 (0.9)2.2 (0.9)−0.1 (0.3) p=0.20
1.9 to 2.71.8 to 2.6−0.2 to 0.1
Creatinine
(µmol/L)
61.2 (8.9)61.3 (6.2)0.2 (6.4) p=0.90
57.5 to 64.958.8 to 63.9−2.5 to 2.8
Urea
(mmol/L)
5.39 (1.62)5.42 (1.63)0.0 (1.5) p=0.92
4.72 to 6.064.76 to 6.08−0.6 to 0.7
Glycated haemoglobin
(mmol/L)
33.8 (3.1)32.8 (2.4)−1.0 (1.2) p<0.01
32.6 to 35.131.9 to 33.8−1.5 to −0.5
Calcium (Ca++)
(mmol/L)
2.33 (0.09)2.29 (0.07)−0.04 (0.08) p=0.03
2.29 to 2.372.26 to 2.32−0.07 to 0.00
Magnesium (Mg++)
(mmol/L)
0.85 (0.05)0.86 (0.07)0.00 (0.06) p=0.72
0.83 to 0.870.83 to 0.88−0.02 to 0.03
Phosphate
(mmol/L)
1.16 (0.14)1.20 (0.19)0.04 (0.15) p=0.19
1.10 to 1.221.12 to 1.28−0.02 to 0.10
  • HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.