Table 3.

Within group comparison of lipid profile among the study groups.

Lipid Profile	Experimental group				Control Group
	Initial, Mean ± SD	30th day, Mean ± SD	60th day, Mean ± SD	P Value	Initial, Mean ± SD	30th day, Mean ± SD	60th day, Mean ± SD	P Value
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	194.17 ± 73.27	190.17 ± 73.50	184.83 ± 72.67	<0.001	245.16 ± 45.22	244.94 ± 45.03	245 ± 45	0.097
VLDL (mg/dl)	38.8 ± 14.66	38.03 ± 14.59	37.03 ± 14.59	<0.001	49.03 ± 9.04	48.99 ± 9.01	49 ± 9	0.097
HDL (mg/dl)	40.10 ± 4.58	41.23 ± 4.47	44.53 ± 3.86	<0.001	35.13 ± 5.75	34.91 ± 5.44	34.78 ± 5.43	0.052
LDL (mg/dl)	164.9 ± 34.421	159.90 ± 34.39	155.93 ± 34.39	<0.001	166.58 ± 34.34	166.61 ± 34.37	166.66 ± 34.3	0.264
TC (mg/dl)	243.75 ± 35.07	239.08 ± 35.41	237.32 ± 35.07	<0.001	250.73 ± 35.5	250.51 ± 35.5	250.44 ± 35.5	0.326
LDL/HDL	4.17 ±0.98	3.83 ±0.91	3.50 ±0.777	<0.001	4.89 ± 1.37	4.91 ± 1.35	4.92 ± 1.34	0.070
TC/HDL	6.13 ± 1.104	5.8 ±0.92	5.37 ±0.765	<0.001	7.32 ± 1.58	7.35 ± 1.56	7.37 ± 1.55	0.054

Repeated measures ANOVA, P < 0.05 shows statistical significance.

TG-triglyceride, TC-total cholesterol, LDL-low density lipoprotein, HDL-high density lipoprotein.