Table 2.

Lipid profile and PONase activity at admission and 6 weeks post AMI

	AMI (day 1)	AMI (day 42)	p values
HDL-C (mg/dl)**	39.46 ± 8.6	38.32 ± 8.71	0.325b
LDL-C (mg/dl)**	116.6 ± 40.2	73.8 ± 24.5	0.0001b
TG (mg/dl)**	155.9 ± 82.7	140.3 ± 54.1	0.067b
T-CHO (mg/dl)**	173.7 ± 44.25	135.38 ± 29.22	0.0001b
PONase/HDL-C ratio (U/mg) ‡	6.2 (0.8–55.8)	8.7 (1.7–37.1)	0.0001a

** Values are mean ± SD

‡ Values are median (range)

^aWilcoxon signed rank test

^bPaired student t test