TABLE 2.

Comparison of the change in the serum lipid level between the AR and control groups.

	AR group (n = 30)	Con (n = 26)	p-value
TG (mmol/L)
Before treatment	1.75 ± 1.06	1.74 ± 1.1	0.970
After treatment	1.67 ± 1.03	2.1 ± 1.13	0.261
TC (mmol/L)
Before treatment	3.76 ± 0.82	3.42 ± 0.64	0.084
After treatment	3.58 ± 0.83	3.56 ± 0.57	0.935
HDL-C (mmol/L)
Before treatment	1.12 ± 0.24	1.12 ± 0.27	0.966
After treatment	1.25 ± 0.26	1.15 ± 0.45	0.457
LDL-C (mmol/L)
Before treatment	2.57 ± 0.7	2.1 ± 1.13	0.003
After treatment	1.97 ± 0.72**	2.04 ± 0.63	0.442

TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01.