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

Table 2

Comparison of HDL-c levels (mmol/L) between pre- and post-HFC treatment.

Group (no)	Pretreatment*; Mean±SD	Posttreatment**; Mean±SD
A (𝑛=14)	1.44±0.33	1.53±0.42^#
B (𝑛=13)	1.50±0.42	1.54±0.48
A+B (𝑛=27)	1.47±0.37	1.54±0.44^##

^#P = 0.09; ^##P = 0.026.
*Pretreatment: Group A—pre-HFC treatment; Group B—completed the first four weeks of the placebo intake and is to start HFC treatment, that is Postplacebo value.
**Posttreatment: Group A completed HFC treatment for the first four weeks, that is Preplacebo value; Group B completed the HFC treatment for the second four weeks.