Beneficial effect of sulphate-bicarbonate-calcium water on gallstone risk and weight control

Table 3 Serum lipids and plasma markers of oxidative stress in the thermal water and in the control groups

	TW		CTRL
	Baseline	End	Baseline	End
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	178.7 ± 5.8	182.4 ± 6.3	181.5 ± 7.6	177.4 ± 6.5
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	62.3 ± 4.7	63.7 ± 4.7	56.7 ± 5.0	59.4 ± 6.1
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	100.4 ± 8.0	101.9 ± 8.7	103.6 ± 8.5	93.9 ± 7.7
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	79.9 ± 7.5	84.0 ± 10.2	106.1 ± 11.4	120.7 ± 17.9
7β-HC (ng/mL)	51.4 ± 12.3	70.5 ± 15.1	57.0 ± 8.2	45.5 ± 8.9
7-KC (ng/mL)	93.7 ± 32.5	103.8 ± 29.1	38.6 ± 8.4	53.1 ± 25.9
7β-HC + 7-KC (ng/mL)	145.1 ± 44.7	174.3 ± 43.6	95.7 ± 16.2	98.6 ± 34.5
α-TCP (mg/dL)	1.46 ± 0.1	1.43 ± 0.1	1.40 ± 0.1	1.43 ± 0.1
γ-TCP (mg/dL)	0.74 ± 0.1	0.75 ± 0.1	0.67 ± 0.05	0.79 ± 0.1
α-TCP + γ-TCP (mg/dL)	2.20 ± 0.1	2.18 ± 0.1	2.07 ± 0.1	2.22 ± 0.1
7β-HC + 7-KC/α-TCP + γ-TCP	71.1 ± 22.6	65.7 ± 14.3	52.5 ± 9.2	54.1 ± 21.9

HDL: High-density lipoprotein; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; 7β-HC: 7-beta-hydroxycholesterol; 7-KC: 7-ketocholesterol; α-TCP: Alpha-tocopherol; γ-TCP: Gamma-tocopherol; TW: Thermal water; CTRL: Control.