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

Table 2

HDL cholesterol level changes in male patients after balneophysiotherapy (mean ± SD, mmol/L).

		HDL
Study group N=13	BEFORE	3.3 ± 0.6
	AFTER	2.9 ± 0.4
Control group N=6	BEFORE	4.6 ± 0.9
	AFTER	3.5 ± 0.5

P<0.05, P<0.01 compared to pretreatment values. HDL: high density lipoprotein.