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

Table 11

Comparison of the LDL-c/HDL-c ratio between pre- and postplacebo intake.

Group (No)	Preplacebo intake*	Postplacebo intake**
	Mean±SD	Mean±SD
A (𝑛=11)	2.80±0.53	2.91±0.60^#
B (𝑛=13)	2.68±0.80	2.94±0.87^##

^#𝑃>0.05; ^##𝑃=0.041.
*Preplacebo intake: Group A completed HFC treatment for the first four weeks and started the placebo intake.
**Postplacebo intake: Group A completed the placebo intake for the second four weeks; Group B completed the placebo intake for the first four weeks.