Variable

Baseline

4th week

8th week

12th week

TC (mg/dl)

186.8 + 29.5

188.9 + 23.7

185.9 + 28.5

184.9 + 23.1

TG (mg/dl)

116.8 + 52.6

119.9 + 55.4

120.1 + 60.5

117.0 + 50.4

HDL-C (mg/dl)

  51.1 + 9.96

  51.8 + 9.22

  52.3 + 9.14

55.8 + 10.8**

LDL-C (mg/dl)

103.0 + 28.2

104.0 + 22.1

101.6 + 25.9

103.0 + 21.1

LDL-C:HDL-C

  3.74 + 0.70

  3.72 + 0.66

  3.62 + 0.64

3.39 + 0.58*
Values are mean + SD
*P value < 0.05 compared to baseline value.
**P value< 0.01 compared to baseline value.
Table 3: Serum lipid parameters at baseline, 4th, 8th, 12th week of patients consuming 3 eggs daily (n = 40).