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by ofonorow » Tue May 15, 2012 2:52 am
I communicated with Dr. Bostom after this was published, and that was about the conclusion I drew. That 4-5 g of vitamin C does not affect Lp(a) during the period studied - 12 weeks.
Assuming they measured Lp(a), etc.
It is interesting that their conclusion regarding Lp(a) is not iron clad. If my memory serves, this finding
could be in error about 40% of the time, correct?
Multiple linear regression analysis revealed no significant effect of supplementation on postintervention Lp(a) levels (p = 0.39) in a model that included treatment group assignment, and baseline Lp(a) levels.
Can you get into the study to see the actual data? One would expect about a 30% drop in Lp(a), but I am not certain of the period required.
Owen R. Fonorow
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