Assessment of Changes in Lipids Metabolism in Patients with Degenerative Joints and Discs Diseases Subjected to Spa Therapy

Table 1

Lipid profile changes after balneophysiotherapy (mean ± SD, mmol/L).

		TC	LDL	TG
Study group N=35	BEFORE	12.5 ± 1.4	7.5 ± 1.6	8 ± 4.2
	AFTER	12.7 ± 1.6	7.3 ± 1.6	8.3 ± 5.5
Control group N=17	BEFORE	13.8 ± 1.8	8.2 ± 1.9	7.6 ± 3.8
	AFTER	13.2 ± 1.6	7.9 ± 1.6	6.8 ± 2.7

P<0.05, P<0.01 compared to pretreatment values. TC: total cholesterol; LDL: low density lipoprotein; TG: triglycerides.