Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) Compounds Improve the Biochemical Indices of the Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

Table 2

Biochemical indices measure at baseline, median (range), mg/dL.

	Danshen group ()	Placebo group ()	values
Lipid profile
LDL cholesterol	118 (95–151)	123 (94–154)	0.875
HDL cholesterol	52 (43–64)	54 (46–67)	0.436
Total cholesterol	197 (178–239)	191 (172–243)	0.527
Triglycerides	117 (85–168)	121 (84–171)	0.329
Apolipoprotein A	93 (83–126)	94 (85–128)	0.811
Apolipoprotein B	71 (62–104)	73 (65–99)	0.743
Apolipoprotein E	6.9 (5.2–8.6)	7.2 (5.3–8.5)	0.632
Lipoprotein (a)	30 (20–45)	33 (24–41)	0.237
Liver function
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (IU/dL)	2.8 (2.1–5.3)	3.0 (2.5–5.1)	0.165
Total bilirubin	0.5 (0.3–0.6)	0.6 (0.4–0.8)	0.175
Indirect bilirubin	0.4 (0.3–0.6)	0.5 (0.3–0.5)	0.268
Direct bilirubin	0.4 (0.2–0.5)	0.3 (0.2–0.4)	0.377
Renal function
Uric acid	5.1 (4.5–6.9)	5.5 (4.1–6.4)	0.264
Risk factor of heart disease
Homocysteine	22 (19–40)	23 (21–42)	0.459