Table 2.

Lipid Parameters Over Time

Group	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2
Total cholesterol, mg/dl
S group	203 ± 47	166 ± 44*	157 ± 35*
S + E group	189 ± 44	129 ± 30*†	123 ± 26*
E group	171 ± 35	138 ± 33*	146 ± 28*
All patients	184 ± 43	143 ± 37*	142 ± 32*
LDL, mg/dl
S group	129 ± 40	96 ± 34*	90 ± 30*
S + E group	116 ± 42	59 ± 23*†	56 ± 21*†
E group	102 ± 28	76 ± 29*	79 ± 27*
All patients	113 ± 37	76 ± 31*	75 ± 29*
HDL, mg/dl
S group	44 ± 14	45 ± 13	44 ± 14
S + E group	46 ± 12	42 ± 13	44 ± 13
E group	42 ± 12	41 ± 12	43 ± 12
All patients	44 ± 12	43 ± 12	44 ± 13
Triglycerides, mg/dl
S group	175 ± 118	139 ± 87	125 ± 71
S + E group	135 ± 63	190 ± 192	165 ± 203
E group	149 ± 72	130 ± 52	152 ± 70
All patients	152 ± 84	153 ± 120	152 ± 116

Values are mean ± SD.

^*p ≤ 0.05 versus baseline.

^†p ≤ 0.01 versus S group.

HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; other abbreviations as in Table 1.