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Table 2.

Baseline Lipid Values by Race/Ethnicity

Variables	Hispanics	p-Value	Blacks	p-Value	Whites
Total cholesterol mg/dl	163.7 ± 46.9	.02	159.4 ± 35.9	.002	207.8 ± 28.8
HDL mg/dl	42.1 ± 11	.04	50.0 ± 14.1	NS	43.5 ± 18.3
LDL mg/dl	91.8 ± 40.9	NS	83.0 ± 32.4	.09	100.9 ± 29.6
Triglycerides mg/dl	216.0 ± 133	.02	150.5 ± 84.9	.002	298.0 ± 107.1

NOTE: Values are means ± SD. HDL = high-density lipoprotein, LDL = low-density lipoprotein, NS = not significant.