Table 4 Comparison of total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-c and LDL-c between the study and control groups at weeks 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 (n = 240)
| Â | Median (min,max) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Study group (n = 120) | Control group (n = 120) | |||
Total cholesterol | Week 0 | 239.5 (191,368) | 235 (178,317) | 0.238 |
Week 2 | 223 (162,336) | 235 (167,305) | 0.065 | |
Week 4 | 228 (164,319) | 229 (166,316) | 0.203 | |
Week 6 | 225 (118,308) | 234 (151,309) | 0.011* | |
Week 8 | 223.50 (173,335) | 232 (147,319) | 0.144 | |
Triglyceride | Week 0 | 99.5 (45,295) | 97.5 (39,399) | 0.904 |
Week 2 | 94.0 (41,309) | 99.0 (30,364) | 0.782 | |
Week 4 | 92 (34,330) | 100 (30,423) | 0.438 | |
Week 6 | 94.5 (41,336) | 97 (41,481) | 0.512 | |
Week 8 | 95.5 (38,277) | 107 (41,304) | 0.494 | |
HDL cholesterol | Week 0 | 61 (34,109) | 59 (21,97) | 0.207 |
Week 2 | 60 (31,99) | 58 (32,93) | 0.344 | |
Week 4 | 62 (36,102) | 58 (28,92) | 0.131 | |
Week 6 | 63 (33,96) | 60 (29,96) | 0.082 | |
Week 8 | 60.5 (35,103) | 57 (27,97) | 0.174 | |
LDL cholesterol | Week 0 | 165 (132,254) | 165 (130,243) | 0.385 |
Week 2 | 153 (95,256) | 165 (91,235) | 0.032* | |
Week 4 | 150.50 (91,234) | 160 (97,244) | 0.024* | |
Week 6 | 151 (96,223) | 163 (93,234) | 0.003** | |
Week 8 | 150 (105,263) | 159 (89,277) | 0.009** | |