Table 4.

TC and TG levels before and after treatment (χ ± s).

Group	TC (mmol/L)		TG (mmol/L)
	Before	After	Before	After
Control	4.43 ± 1.09	3.86 ± 0.71∗	2.12 ± 2.72	1.68 ± 1.64
Routine massage	5.01 ± 0.93	4.50 ± 0.70#	2.13 ± 1.04	1.93 ± 1.02
Abdominal massage	5.52 ± 0.65	4.59 ± 0.61∗∗#	2.24 ± 2.44	1.55 ± 1.00
F value	3.37	3.36	0.01	0.22
P value	0.05	0.05	0.99	0.80

Comparison within group, ^∗P < 0.05 and ^∗∗P < 0.01. Comparison with control group, ^#P < 0.05 and ^##P < 0.01.