Table III.

Blood pressure and serum lipid levels before and after statin therapy

Variable	Before statins	After statins	Value of p
Systolic blood pressure [mmHg]	134 ±14	130 ±13	< 0.01
Diastolic blood pressure [mmHg]	78 ±8	73 ±7	< 0.001
Mean arterial pressure [mmHg]	97 ±9	92 ±8	< 0.001
Total cholesterol	195 ±43	157 ±32	< 0.001
LDL cholesterol [mg/dl]	118 ±38	80 ±22	< 0.001
HDL cholesterol [mg/dl]	45 ±13	49 ±15	< 0.01
Triglycerides [mg/dl]	168 ±96	147 ±82	< 0.05

LDL – low-density lipoprotein, HDL – high-density lipoprotein