Table 2.

Effect of telemedicine and standard treatment on plasma lipid profile.

Parameters	Standard treatment + telemedicine (n = 168)	Standard treatment (n = 207)	P value
Plasma triglycerides (mg/dL)	179 ± 97.7	177 ± 88.7	0.824
Plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)	53.9 ± 14.5	56.1 ± 13.9	0.133
Plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)	93.1 ± 29.0	110 ± 27.1	<0.001

Data are expressed as means with standard deviation of the mean for continuous variables. Variables are compared between groups using independent t-test.

mg/dL, milligrams per decilitre.