Table 3. Effect of Coenzyme Q10 on Serum Lipoproteins and Plasma Fibrinogen Concentration in the Study Groups^a,b,c.

	Coenzyme Q10		P Valued	Placebo		P Valued	P Valuee
	Week 0	Week 12		Week 0	Week 12
TC, mmol/L	5.69 ± 0.57	4.47 ± 0.33	< 0.001	5.67 ± 0.59	4.93 ± 0.57	< 0.001	0.231
LDL-C, mmol/L	3.46 ± 0.34	2.70 ± 0.31	< 0.001	3.47 ± 0.34	2.70 ± 0.35	< 0.001	0.56
HDL-C, mmol/L	1.15 ± 0.17	1.44 ± 0.18	< 0.001	1.15 ± 0.18	1.14 ± 0.18	0.812	< 0.001
TG, mmol/L	2.39 ± 1.05	2.48 ± 0.12	0.324	2.23 ± 1.07	2.25 ± 0.69	0.341	0.145
Fibrinogen, g/L	3.88 ± 1.05	2.08 ± 0.99	0.001	3.99 ± 0.88	3.87 ± 0.64	0.451	0.301

^a Abbreviations: TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; and TG, triglyceride.

^b Values are means ± 2SD.

^c P value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.

^d P Value for the comparison of changes within group (paired-sample t test).

^e P Value for the comparison of changes between groups (ANCOVA).