Table 2.
Laboratory data
| Characteristic | Baseline | Follow-up | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipid profile | |||
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 203.7 ± 43.0 | 140.6 ± 28.6 | < 0.001 |
| HDL-C, mg/dL | 47.7 ± 11.3 | 49.0 ± 11.6 | < 0.001 |
| LDL-C, mg/dL | 134.4 ± 35.7 | 79.5 ± 21.3 | < 0.001 |
| TG, mg/dL | 146.6 ± 103.6 | 122.2 ± 63.4 | < 0.001 |
| Non-HDL-C, mg/dL | 153.7 ± 41.0 | 75.1 ± 44.5 | < 0.001 |
| AST, U/L | 25.5 ± 9.4 | 25.8 ± 13.6 | 0.592 |
| ALT, U/L | 23.9 ± 11.7 | 27.7 ± 21.6 | < 0.001 |
| BUN, mg/dL | 17.3 ± 7.4 | 16.5 ± 7.8 | < 0.001 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.91 ± 0.67 | 0.94 ± 0.98 | 0.159 |
| CPK, U/L | 116.7 ± 65.0 | 116.9 ± 157.5 | 0.643 |
| LDH, U/L | 371.3 ± 93.0 | 383.8 ± 135.3 | 0.288 |
| hs-CRP, mg/dL | 0.55 ± 1.70 | 0.24 ± 0.94 | < 0.001 |
| FBS, mg/dL | 122.0 ± 41.4 | 115.3 ± 35.8 | <0.001 |
| Non-DM, mg/dL (n = 692) | 107.1 ± 22.0 | 104.2 ± 18.8 | 0.037 |
| DM, mg/dL (n = 216) | 155.7 ± 53.6 | 140.4 ± 49.9 | 0.019 |
Values are presented as mean ± SD.
HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CPK, creatine phosphokinase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; FBS, fasting blood sugar; DM, diabetes mellitus.