Table 5.
Comparison of means of lipid profile of participants by groups.
| Lipid profile (mmol/L) | Group | |||||
| Control (N = 59) | P value | Experimental (N = 63) | P value | |||
| Before intervention | After intervention | Before intervention | After intervention | |||
| TC | 5.8 ± 1.2 | 5.7 ± 1.2 | 0.567 | 5.9 ± 1.1 | 4.9 ± 1.1 | 0.001 |
| LDL | 3.4 ± 1.2 | 3.3 ± 1.2 | 0.893 | 3.4 ± 1.1 | 2.8 ± 0.9 | 0.016 |
| TG | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 0.993 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 0.177 |
| HDL | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 1.9 ± 0.4 | 0.372 | 2.2 ± 0.5 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | <0.001 |
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| Lipid profile (mmol/L) | Before intervention | P value | After intervention | P value | ||
| Control | Experimental | Control | Experimental | |||
| TC | 5.9 ± 1.1 | 5.8 ± 1.2 | 0.569 | 5.7 ± 1.2 | 4.9 ± 1.1 | 0.001 |
| LDL | 3.4 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.3 | 0.893 | 3.4 ± 1.2 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 0.015 |
| TG | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 0.978 | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.6 | 0.184 |
| HDL | 2.2 ± 0.5 | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 0.375 | 1.9 ± 0.5 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | <0.001 |
Paired t-test was performed. Data are presented as mean ± SD (standard deviation). TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein. Bold values are significant at P < 0.05.