Table 1.

Changes in Outcome Variables After Run-In Period

Variable	Screening Mean ± SD	After 3 weeks Mean ± SD	Difference (95% CI)	P-value
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	201.4 ± 31.4	202.3 ± 31.4	0.9 (−6.8, 8.6)	0.802
Serum triglycerides (mg/dL)	182.5 ± 87.5	195.3 ± 112.1	12.8 (−9.1, 34.8)	0.212
Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)	133.9 ± 19.7	131.1 ± 21.4	−2.8 (−8.3, 2.6)	0.330
High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)	41.7 ± 9.3	42.1 ± 8.9	0.4 (−1.1, 1.9)	0.635
Very low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)	38.9 ± 22.2	36.7 ± 18.2	2.3 (−2.3, 6.9)	0.342
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)	133.9 ± 31.3	131.9 ± 29.2	−1.9 (−7.8, 3.8)	0.511
Glycosylated hemoglobin (%)	7.9 ± 1.7	7.7 ± 1.2	−0.2 (−0.5, 0.1)	0.128

SD, standard deviation.