Table 3.

Serum Lipid Values Over Time

Analyte (units) [Reference range]	Time point	Mean	SD	P‐value*
Cholesterol (mg/dl) [125–200]	Baseline	186.5	39.1	–
	Week 1	185.6	36.9	0.57
	Week 4	188.4	37.6	0.85
	Week 12	189.2	39.8	0.69
Triglycerides (mg/dl) [<150]	Baseline	77.0	32.5	–
	Week 1	80.5	33.2	0.18
	Week 4	77.7	33.2	0.53
	Week 12	83.4	38.6	0.04
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) [>45 (F), >40 (M)]	Baseline	71.0	26.8	–
	Week 1	68.6	26.4	0.13
	Week 4	70.6	27.4	0.50
	Week 12	73.8	31.7	0.50
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) [<130]	Baseline	100.0	23.1	–
	Week 1	100.9	26.8	0.84
	Week 4	102.7	21.7	0.46
	Week 12	102.5	28.7	0.49
VLDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) [<30]	Baseline	15.7	6.8	–
	Week 1	16.1	6.5	0.32
	Week 4	15.5	6.6	0.89
	Week 12	16.8	7.9	0.06

^*A P‐value <0.05 is considered statistically significant.