Mean change in variables between baseline and follow-up after dietary interventions and pairwise comparisons between fats in 91 participants
| Change from baseline | P value Comparison between groups | Pairwise comparisons | |||||
| Coconut oil | Butter | Olive Oil | Coconut oil vs olive oil | Butter vs Coconut oil | Butter vs olive oil | ||
| n=28 | n=33 | n=30 | |||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Difference (95% CI) | Difference (95% CI) | Difference (95% CI) | ||
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.09 (0.49) | 0.33 (0.48) | −0.06 (0.39) | <0.001 | −0.04 (−0.27 to 0.19) | 0.42 (0.19 to 0.65) | 0.38 (0.16 to 0.60) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.22 (0.55) | 0.42 (0.59) | 0.03 (0.43) | 0.022 | 0.19 (−0.08 to 0.46) | 0.19 (−0.08 to 0.45) | 0.38 (0.11 to 0.64) |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.28 (0.29) | 0.09 (0.27) | 0.10 (0.15) | 0.009 | 0.16 (0.03 to 0.28) | −0.18 (− 0.30 to –0.06) | −0.02 (−0.14 to 0.09) |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.07 (0.58) | −0.001 (0.36) | −0.03 (0.27) | 0.65 | 0.10 (−0.12 to 0.32) | −0.08 (−0.29 to 0.13) | 0.02 (–0.19 to 0.23) |
| Cholesterol/HDL ratio | −0.26 (0.36) | 0.10 (0.41) | −0.13 (0.32) | <0.001 | −0.14 (−0.33 to 0.05) | 0.36 (0.18 to 0.54) | 0.22 (0.04 to 0.40) |
| Non HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.06 (0.44) | 0.33 (0.51) | −0.07 (0.42) | 0.001 | 0.002 (−0.23 to 0.24) | 0.39 (0.16 to 0.62) | 0.39 (0.16 to 0.62) |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | −0.05 (0.49) | 0.02 (0.48) | −0.06 (0.49) | 0.68 | 0.01 (−0.23 to 0.25) | 0.08 (−0.15 to 0.32) | 0.09 (−0.14 to 0.33) |
| C reactive protein (mg/L) | −0.31 (1.09) | −0.04 (0.93) | 0.23 (1.40) | 0.11 | −0.58 (−1.12 to –0.04) | 0.29 (−0.24 to 0.82) | −0.29 (−0.80 to 0.23) |
| Weight (kg) | 0.27 (0.77) | 0.04 (1.00) | −0.04 (0.84) | 0.42 | 0.30 (−0.16 to 0.76) | −0.22 (-0.67 to 0.23) | 0.08 (−0.36 to 0.52) |
| Waist (cm) | 1.29 (3.31) | 0.26 (3.43) | 0.59 (3.25) | 0.52 | 0.71 (−1.00 to 2.42) | −0.95 (−2.63 to 0.72) | −0.24 (−1.89 to 1.41) |
| Body fat (%) | 0.24 (1.03) | 0.34 (1.31) | 0.13 (1.30) | 0.82 | 0.09 (−0.54 to 0.73) | 0.10 (−0.52 to 0.72) | 0.19 (− 0.42 to 0.81) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.09 (0.27) | 0.02 (0.35) | −0.01 (0.29) | 0.13 | 0.10 (−0.06 to 0.26) | −0.07 (− 0.22 to 0.09) | 0.03 (−0.12 to 0.18) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 0.18 (11.46) | −3.79 (11.11) | −3.67 (8.23) | 0.29 | 3.91 (−1.22 to 9.04) | −3.22 (−8.26 to 1.82) | 0.69 (− 4.26 to 5.64) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | −2.02 (5.71) | −1.33 (6.24) | −0.45 (8.48) | 0.81 | −0.73 (− 3.88 to 2.42) | 0.99 (−2.08 to 4.05) | 0.26 (−2.78 to 3.30) |
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.