Table 2. Changes in lipid profiles.

		Group 1 (n = 181)	Group 2 (n = 264)	Pa
Total cholesterol	Before	151±37	152±45	0.83
	After	129±37	119±25	0.003
	pb	<0.001	<0.001
Triglycerides	Before	117 (73, 192)	104 (76,150)	0.25
	After	97 (74, 144)	102 (72, 127)	0.25
	pb	<0.001	0.001
LogTriglycerides	Before	4.80±0.65	4.71±0.57	0.22
	After	4.72±0.58	4.62±0.50	0.79
	pb	<0.001	0.002
HDL-C	Before	42.0±10.7	42.1±10.7	0.94
	After	44.6±12.6	42.9±10.1	0.15
	pb	0.001	0.34
LDL-C	Before	65±13	65±12	0.76
	After	57±18	52±15	0.004
	pb	<0.001	<0.001
% change of LDL-C		-7.7±41.9	-16.1±31.0	0.02

Values are presented as mean±SD except triglycerides, which is presented as median (IQR)

^a: comparision between groups

^b: comparison within a group before and after treatment; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol