Table III.
Serum lipid concentration at baseline and at 6 months.
| Serum level (X̅ ± SD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean difference | % Mean | |||||
| Lipid profile | Pretreatment | 6 months | (X̅ ± SD) | difference | t-test value | P-value |
| TC | 181.0±20.8 | 183.8±22.3 | 2.8±7.1 | 1.6 | 3.296 | 0.002 |
| TG | 88.8±15.6 | 94.8±16.8 | 5.9±3.2 | 6.7 | 15.257 | 0.001 |
| LDL-C | 119.6±21.7 | 123.1±22.8 | 3.6±9.4 | 3.3 | 3.115 | 0.003 |
| HDL-C | 42.8±7.5 | 40.2±7.1 | -2.6±2.7 | -6.0 | -7.890 | 0.001 |