Table 2.

Biochemical characterization of dyslipidemic patients.

n=238	Before treatment	After treatment	Percentage of changes
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	2.7 ± 0.4	1.97 ± 0.17	27.04***
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	7.47 ± 18	5.94 ± 11	20.48***
LDL-C (mmol/L)	4.72 ± 0.19	3.65 ± 0.10	22.67***
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.22 ± 0.03	1.34 ± 0.03	8.96***
Ten-year coronary risk factor based on FRAMING-HAM Study	10.18 ± 58.0	6.18 ± 38.0	29.39***

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM.

Comparisons before and after treatment were assessed by paired t-test.

^***P<0.001 for all lipid profiles; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol