Fasting concentrations of serum total TG decreased
significantly during the flaxseed oil period (P < 0.05),
whereas the decrease during the hempseed oil period
approached statistical significance (P = 0.099) (Table
5). Serum total or lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations
did not change during the study, but
during the hempseed oil period the total-to-HDL
cholesterol ratio decreased significantly (P < 0.05)
with a significant difference compared with the flaxseed
oil period (P = 0.065). The apo B concentration
decreased during both periods (P < 0.05) without a
difference between the periods.
Systolic and diastolic blood pressures did not
change during the study. At the end of the intervention
periods systolic blood pressure was 115 ± 14 vs.
112 ± 12 mmHg for hempseed oil vs. flaxseed oil,
respectively, and diastolic blood pressure was 75 ± 8
vs. 75 ± 10 mmHg for hempseed oil vs. flaxseed oil,
respectively.