TABLE 12.

Mean change in lipid profile of elderly aged between 36 and 50 at baseline and 60-day follow-up (mean ± SD).

	Control (N = 11)				250 mg OPP (N = 10)				p ∼
	Baseline	Day 60	p #	Change*	Baseline	Day 60	p #	Change*
TC (mmol/L)	5.93 ± 0.18	5.54 ± 0.16	0.110	−0.39 ± 0.22	5.74 ± 0.19	5.44 ± 0.26	0.105	−0.30 ± 0.17	0.746
HDL (mmol/L)	1.20 ± 0.05	1.19 ± 0.05	0.931	0.00 ± 0.04	1.32 ± 0.13	1.27 ± 0.10	0.493	−0.05 ± 0.07	0.578
LDL (mmol/L)	3.92 ± 0.16	3.41 ± 0.24	0.043	−0.51 ± 0.21	3.70 ± 0.23	3.43 ± 0.26	0.070	−0.27 ± 0.13	0.331
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.79 ± 0.36	2.09 ± 0.38	0.265	0.30 ± 0.25	1.58 ± 0.20	1.49 ± 0.15	0.661	−0.09 ± 0.21	0.239

^#Comparing mean change from baseline to 60-day follow-up.

*Change from baseline (standard error) unadjusted.

^∼Mean change compared between groups, adjusted for baseline factor (confounder).