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Table 2. Comparison of the changes in outcome measures before and after the intervention.

Characteristics	Walnut oil group (n=45)			Placebo group (n=45)			Treatment effect (%)	TD	95% confidence interval	P-value
	Baseline	3 months	P-value	Baseline	3 months	P-value
Lipid profiles
Total cholesterol (mg dl⁻¹)	234.1±33	207.7±39.7	<0.001	242.1±38.4	245.8±42.7	0.34	−13.40	−30.04	−42.82 to −17.26	<0.001
TG (mg dl⁻¹)	194.5±28.2	173.1±31.4	<0.001	208.1±45.7	201.8±47.9	0.19	−8.13	−15.04	−27.78 to −2.30	0.021
LDL (mg dl⁻¹)	144.1±22	117.4±31.8	<0.001	147.8±35.1	151.5±36.5	0.18	−21.62	−30.44	−39.14 to −21.73	<0.001
HDL (mg dl⁻¹)	48.3±10.2	50.3±9.8	0.06	46.1±11.8	45.8±10.3	0.73	3.91	2.28	−0.14 to 4.72	0.06
Total cholesterol to HDL ratio	5±1.1	4.3±1.4	<0.001	5.5±1.7	5.6±1.5	0.9	−17.38	−0.72	−1.11 to −0.34	<0.001