Table 2 Serum lipid concentrations at baseline and at week 4 and week 8¹

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

Baseline (V0)

6.24 ± 0.77

6.42 ± 0.68

Week 4 (V2)

6.12 ± 0.64

6.10 ± 0.64^a

Week 8 (V3)

6.16 ± 0.79

6.16 ± 0.79^a

Change (%) between V2 and V0

-1.34

-4.76

Change (%) between V3 and V0

-1.05

-3.91^b

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

Baseline (V0)

4.10 ± 0.64

4.21 ± 0.64

Week 4 (V2)

4.00 ± 0.74

3.89 ± 0.44^a

Week 8 (V3)

4.09 ± 0.73

3.92 ± 0.61^a

Change (%) between V2 and V0

-1.91

-7.15

Change (%) between V3 and V0

+0.84

-6.76^b

Non-HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

Baseline (V0)

4.67 ± 0.70

4.81 ± 0.57

Week 4 (V2)

4.58 ± 0.76

4.46 ± 0.56^a

Week 8 (V3)

4.61 ± 0.78

4.50 ± 0.76^a

Change (%) between V2 and V0

-1.31

-6.95^b

Change (%) between V3 and V0

-0.22

-6.38^b

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

Baseline (V0)

1.57 ± 0.33

1.61 ± 0.38

Week 4 (V2)

1.55 ± 0.35

1.64 ± 0.44

Week 8 (V3)

1.53 ± 0.35

1.66 ± 0.45

Change (%) between V2 and V0

-0.52

+1.92

Change (%) between V3 and V0

-1.69

+3.07

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

Baseline (V0)

1.23 ± 1.29

1.29 ± 0.48

Week 4 (V2)

1.25 ± 0.73

1.24 ± 0.57

Week 8 (V3)

1.12 ± 0.49

1.27 ± 0.62

Change (%) between V2 and V0

+0.76

-2.33

Change (%) between V3 and V0

-5.35

+0.09