Table 4. Plasma Lipoproteins and lipid Profile in Patients.

Variable	Baseline	3-M Follow Up	Changes From Baseline
Triglycerides, mg/dL
Garlic group	85.25 ± 9.8	122 ± 11.8	35.03 ± 9.62
3-m follow-up	56.24 ± 4.3	99.92 ± 7.9	42.78 ± 6.52
P	0.008	< 0.001a	0.31a
Cholesterol, mg/dL
Garlic group	108.1 ± 4.7	119.7 ± 5.0	11.8 ± 4.1
Placebo group	110.8 ± 5.4	129.1 ± 10.1	18.1 ± 6.2
Pb	0.71	0.41	0.41
LDL-C, mg/dL
Garlic group	54.18 ± 3.1	60.0 ± 3.2	6.1 ± 3.1
Placebo group	57.5 ± 3.7	66.2 ± 6.07	8.6 ± 3.7
P	0.49	0.38	0.61
HDL-C, mg/dL
Garlic group	33.2 ± 1.7	38.3 ± 1.8	5.1 ± 1.1
Placebo group	36.1 ± 1.5	41.7 ± 1.8	5.5 ± 1.6
P	0.23	0.19	0.85

Abbreviations: HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

^aAnalysis of covariance with baseline value, as covariate, was performed.

^bFor comparisons, t-test was performed.