Table 2.

Serum lipid profile and bile composition comparison

		Control diet	Lithogenic diet	P value
Serum lipid profile	Triglyceride, mmol/L	0.83 ± 0.15	0.75 ± 0.04	0.355
	Total cholesterol, mmol/L	2.21 ± 0.11	4.22 ± 0.46	< 0.001
	HDL-C, mmol/L	1.35 ± 0.11	1.86 ±0.10	< 0.001
	LDL-C, mmol/L	0.58 ± 0.12	2.19 ± 0.43	< 0.001
Bile composition	Total cholesterol, mmol/L	0.21 ± 0.11	1.33 ± 0.33	< 0.001
	Phospholipids, mmol/L	1.55 ± 0.63	3.55 ± 1.40	0.040
	Total bile acids, μmol/L	839.83 ± 23.74	726.48 ± 51.83	0.007

HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.