Table 4.

Pooled estimates of treatment effect on the lipid profile

Variables	No. of Study Groups	Sample Size	Effect Size (95% CI)	Percentage Change	P Value
Total Cholesterola	18	1119	−10.67 (−14.0, −7.3)	4.5	.000
LDL Cholesterol	11	638	−7.9 (−12.3, −3.5)	5.0	.000
HDL Cholesterol	12	692	1.1 (−0.2, 2.3)	2.3	.087
Triglycerides	10	555	−20.1 (−33.3, −6.8)	8.8	.003

^aData for total cholesterol extrapolated from McRae.²