TABLE 3.

Changes of TC, TG, LDL-C and HDL-C in the two groups before and after intervention.

Group	TC		TG		LDL-C		HDL-C
	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Quinoa	5.71 ± 1.02	5.51 ± 0.98*	1.61 ± 1.17	1.55 ± 1.07	3.31 ± 0.85	3.15 ± 0.82*	1.40 ± 0.34	1.60 ± 0.32*
Control	5.35 ± 0.87	5.18 ± 0.90	1.88 ± 2.44	1.48 ± 0.95	3.38 ± 0.85	3.31 ± 0.71	1.34 ± 0.26	1.34 ± 0.36
t	2.238	1.984	−0.806	0.442	−0.446	−1.205	1.188	4.858
p	0.027	0.049	0.422	0.660	0.656	0.230	0.237	<0.001

Compared with the same group before intervention, *p < 0.05.