Table 3. Serial measurements of risk factors for atherosclerosis in CR individuals.

	Value
Parameter	Pre-CR	≈1 yr CR	Present
BMI, kg/m2	24.5 ± 2.6	20.9 ± 2.4	19.5 ± 2.1
Tchol, mg/dl	194 ± 45	161 ± 31	157 ± 38
LDL-C, mg/dl	122 ± 36	89 ± 24	86 ± 17
HDL-C, mg/dl	43 ± 8	58 ± 13	65 ± 24
Tchol/HDL-C ratio	4.1 ± 1	2.8 ± 0.5	2.5 ± 0.4
TG, mg/dl	149 ± 87	72 ± 35	54 ± 15
Systolic BP, mmHg	132 ± 15	112 ± 12	97 ± 8
Diastolic BP, mmHg	80 ± 11	69 ± 7	59 ± 5

Values are means ± SD for 12 individuals.