Table 5.

HDL and LDL levels before and after treatment (χ ± s).

Group	HDL (mmol/L)		LDL (mmol/L)
	Before	After	Before	After
Control	1.19 ± 0.26	1.04 ± 0.22∗∗	2.73 ± 0.84	2.23 ± 0.50∗
Routine massage	1.21 ± 0.10	1.18 ± 0.12	3.03 ± 0.81	2.59 ± 0.47∗
Abdominal massage	1.31 ± 0.34	1.27 ± 0.35#	3.24 ± 0.55	2.62 ± 0.52∗
F value	0.59	2.22	1.08	1.92
P value	0.56	0.13	0.35	0.17

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