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

Table 3

Comparison of HDL-c levels (mmol/L) between pre- and postplacebo intake.

Group (no)	Preplacebo intake*; Mean±SD	Postplacebo intake**; Mean±SD
A (𝑛=11)	1.55±0.39^∗∗∗	1.53±0.34
B (𝑛=13)	1.58±0.44	1.50±0.42

𝑃>0.05.
*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.
***This value is different from the value of Group A (𝑛=14) at posttreatment (1.53±0.42, Table 2) because three participants withdrew from the trial. Eleven participants in Group A (𝑛=11) completed their test.