Table 3. TGs, TC, and HDL-C levels in whole blood samples stored at 2°C–8°C

Samples	WB-TGs (mmol/L)			WB-TC (mmol/L)			WB-HDL-C (mmol/L)
	T0	T1d	T2d	T0	T1d	T2d	T0	T1d	T2d
1	2.62	2.62	2.65	4.21	4.15	4.46	1.63	1.50	1.48
2	2.53	2.53	2.60	5.20	5.12	5.56	1.72	1.65	1.64
3	1.59	1.65	1.62	5.34	5.43	5.91	1.91	1.88	1.92
4	1.31	1.37	1.35	4.01	4.18	4.66	1.53	1.55	1.59
5	1.27	1.35	1.30	6.08	6.35	6.54	2.00	2.03	1.93
6	1.58	1.67	1.60	4.11	4.27	4.74	1.63	1.64	1.67
7	3.13	3.10	3.21	4.32	4.28	4.77	1.55	1.47	1.50
8	3.27	3.37	3.30	3.87	3.95	4.32	1.23	1.18	1.14
9	1.95	2.04	1.97	5.47	5.50	5.87	2.17	2.17	2.11
10	5.57	6.31	5.75	4.76	4.98	5.33	1.40	1.39	1.32
Mean	2.48	2.60	2.54	4.74	4.821	5.22	1.68	1.65	1.63
SD	1.31	1.48	1.35	0.75	0.78	0.74	0.28	0.30	0.30
p-value		0.13*	0.007*		0.06**	<0.0001**		0.09***	0.047***

WB-TGs, WB-TC, and WB-HDL-C: concentrations of TGs, TC, and HDL-C in whole blood samples, respectively.
Compared to the baseline on WB-TGs_T0,
WB-TC_T0,
WB-HDL-C_T0, respectively (t-test).
TGs, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; WB, whole blood; T₀, baseline; T_1d, day 1; T_2d, day 2.