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Serum lipid concentration at baseline and at 3 months.
| Serum level (X̅ ± SD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean difference | % Mean | |||||
| Lipid profile | Pretreatment | 3 months | (X̅ ± SD) | difference | t-test value | P-value |
| TC | 181.0±20.8 | 182.5±21.3 | 1.5±5.1 | 0.8 | 2.351 | 0.022 |
| TG | 88.8±15.7 | 90.3±17.9 | 1.5±8.4 | 1.7 | 1.456 | 0.150 |
| LDL-C | 119.5±21.7 | 121.8±21.6 | 2.2±8.3 | 2.2 | 2.182 | 0.033 |
| HDL-C | 42.8±7.4 | 42.3±7.2 | -0.5±2.4 | -0.9 | -1.802 | 0.076 |
TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDLc, high density lipoprotein; LDLc, low density lipoprotein.
