Table 4. Comparison of Lipid Profile Components Before and After the Intervention (12 Weeks).
Variable |
Study Group
(n=30) |
P Value a |
Control Group
(n=30) |
P Value a | P Value b | |||
Before | After | Before | After | |||||
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 215.97±14.42 | 187.60±13.81 | 0.001* | 219.00±13.92 | 206.00±13.44 | 0.01* | 0.01** | |
HDL (mg/dL) | Male | 36.00±4.71 | 41.33±4.60 | 0.001* | 35.80±5.65 | 37.53±5.50 | 0.01* | 0.01** |
Female | 45.33±5.60 | 50.60±5.54 | 0.001* | 44.80±5.82 | 46.27±5.52 | 0.01* | 0.01** | |
LDL (mg/dL) | 146.07±11.44 | 126.33±10.51 | 0.001* | 143.57±12.70 | 135.13±12.90 | 0.01* | 0.01** | |
TG (mg/dL) | 154.37±23.44 | 125.17±22.20 | 0.001* | 153.77±23.59 | 142.23±23.13 | 0.01* | 0.01** | |
T. CHOL /HDL | Male | 5.59±0.69 | 3.51±0.59 | 0.001* | 5.63±.65 | 4.75±0.70 | 0.01* | 0.01** |
Female | 4.56±0.62 | 2.63±0.62 | 0.001* | 4.65±0.71 | 3.85±0.67 | 0.01* | 0.01** | |
LDL-C/HDL | Male | 4.01±0.38 | 2.10±0.42 | 0.001* | 3.84±.37 | 3.03±0.37 | 0.01* | 0.01** |
Female | 3.56±0.33 | 1.62±0.34 | 0.001* | 3.60±.34 | 2.82±0.29 | 0.01* | 0.01** |
HDL: High-density lipoprotein, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, T. CHOL: total cholesterol, TG: triglyceride.
Data represented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).
a Paired t test; b Independent t test.
* Statistically significant at P ≤0.05 according to paired samples t test.
** Statistically significant at P ≤0.05 according to independent samples t test.