Safety and Efficacy of the C-117 Formula for Vulnerable Carotid Artery Plaques (Spchim): A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Pilot Study

Table 4

Blood lipid levels of the two groups who had taken Lipitor.

	C-117 formula group (n=48)	Placebo group (n=46)	Z/T	P
Lipid levels
Triglyceride (mmol/L)
Before treatment	1.33 ± 0.57	1.57 ± 0.89
After treatment	1.27 ± 0.58	1.30 ± 0.61	-0.983	0.329
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
Before treatment	5.02 ± 0.91	4.98 ± 0.86
After treatment	4.65 ± 1.02	4.87 ± 0.95	-0.309	0.757
Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)
Before treatment	3.06 ± 0.79	3.11 ± 0.80
After treatment	2.89 ± 0.86	3.23 ± 0.81	-1.826	0.720

M, mean ± standard deviation. P is the P value of the FAS dataset;
P<0.05 vs. before treatment.