TABLE 2.

Lipid profile obtained in the 24 h following the index myocardial infarction

	Intervention group(n = 57)	Control group(n = 56)	P
Plasma LDL-C, mmol/L (mean ± SD)	2.80 ± 0.89	2.78 ± 1.04	NS*
Plasma HDL-C, mmol/L (mean ± SD)	0.94 ± 0.29	1.05 ± 0.31	NS*
Plasma triglycerides, mmol/L (mean ± SD)	1.99 ± 1.03	2.25 ± 1.36	NS*
Plasma cholesterol, mmol/L (mean ± SD)	4.61 ± 0.98	4.86 ± 1.15	NS*
TC:HDL-C ratio (mean ± SD)	4.99 ± 1.27	4.96 ± 1.78	NS*
Patients on a lipid-lowering agent, %	23.4	23.8	NS†
Patients with LDL-C <2.5 mmol/L, %	38.2	43.1	NS†

^*Nonpaired Student’s t test;

^†χ² test. HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC Total cholesterol