The Evaluation of Chinese Therapeutic Food for the Treatment of Moderate Dyslipidemia

Table 10

Comparison of the LDL-c/HDL-c ratio between pre- and post-HFC treatment.

Group (No)	Pretreatment*	Posttreatment**
	Mean±SD	Mean±SD
A (𝑛=14)	2.94±0.82	2.81±0.71
B (𝑛=13)	2.94±0.87	2.83±0.94^#
A+B (𝑛=27)	2.94±0.83	2.81±0.82^##

^#𝑃=0.075; ^##𝑃=0.044.
*Pretreatment: Group A—pre-HFC treatment; Group B—completed the first four weeks of the placebo intake.
**Posttreatment: Group A completed HFC treatment for the first four weeks; Group B completed HFC treatment for the second four weeks.