Effects of culinary spices and psychological stress on postprandial lipemia and lipase activity: results of a randomized crossover study and in vitro experiments

Table 3 Baseline blood sample values at placebo and spice testing visits following 48 hr preload

Characteristic	Control visits	Spice visits	p
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	121.60 ± 1.83	119.5 ± 2.41	0.23
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	80.80 ± 1.22	80.25 ± 1.62	0.70
Heart rate (bpm)	64.43 ± 1.56	64.98 ± 1.84	0.56
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.76 ± 0.13	1.82 ± 0.49	0.51
Glucose (mmol/L)	5.00 ± 0.15	5.01 ±0.18	0.28
Insulin (pmol/L)	63.00 ± 9.69	60.56 ± 9.11	0.77

Note: Values obtained at baseline of each test day, approximately 4 hours after the standardized breakfast.

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