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Table 3. Serum lipid levels (mean ± SD).

Parameter	Control group (n=62)		Treatment group (n=64)
Parameter	Before	After	Before	After
TG (mmol/L)	1.94±0.54	1.64±0.41^a	2.12±0.82	1.41±0.38^ab
TC (mmol/L)	4.20±1.00	3.85±0.91^a	3.98±0.74	3.12±0.36^ab
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.63±0.58	2.39±0.32^a	2.47±0.55	2.04±0.23^ab
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.09±0.19	1.17±0.22^a	1.07±0.11	0.95±0.07^ab
HDL₂ (mmol/L)	0.53±0.14	0.51±0.27	0.49±0.18	0.41±0.22^ab
HDL₃ (mmol/L)	0.46±0.10	0.48±0.12	0.48±0.09	0.57±0.11^ab
HDL₃/HDL₂ ratio	0.89±0.15	0.91±0.17	1.03±0.20	1.53±0.37^ab

^a, post-treatment levels compared with pre-treatment levels, P<0.05; ^b, significant difference between the two groups, P< 0.05. TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL₂, HDL₂ subfraction; HDL₃, HDL₃ subfraction.