Table 1 Participant information (prior to treatment)

Age (year)

58.27 ± 12.44

63.52 ± 13.10

60.63 ± 12.99

45.82 ± 8.67

44.29 ± 6.07

45.38 ± 7.97

Body mass index (kg/m²)

26.31 ± 3.29

26.06 ± 4.79

26.20 ± 4.03

24.04 ± 1.94

22.96 ± 1.99

23.72 ± 1.99

LDL-1 (mg/dl)

17.68 ± 9.52

19.71 ± 9.82

18.59 ± 9.69

22.47 ± 11.59

25.93 ± 12.16

23.48 ± 11.74

LDL-2 (mg/dl)

21.33 ± 8.90

21.80 ± 8.90

21.54 ± 8.89

20.29 ± 5.71

21.64 ± 5.09

20.69 ± 5.52

LDL-3 (mg/dl)

12.79 ± 5.83

11.63 ± 6.50

12.27 ± 6.16

7.85 ± 4.55

7.86 ± 3.68

7.85 ± 4.28

LDL-4 (mg/dl)

6.65 ± 5.54

6.38 ± 5.35

6.53 ± 5.45

1.85 ± 2.72

1.71 ± 2.67

1.81 ± 2.68

LDL-5 (mg/dl)

3.47 ± 4.64

3.43 ± 4.14

3.45 ± 4.42

0

0

0

LDL-6 (mg/dl)

0.85 ± 1.41

0.71 ± 1.74

0.79 ± 1.55

0

0

0

LDL-7 (mg/dl)

0.29 ± 0.78

0.1 ± 0.45

0.20 ± 0.64

0

0

0

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.45 ± 1.34

4.61 ± 1.04

4.54 ± 1.10

3.59 ± 0.72

3.96 ± 0.49

3.70 ± 0.68

Total triglycerides (mmol/l)

2.37 ± 1.80

2.86 ± 10.10

2.59 ± 6.89

1.42 ± 0.82

1.16 ± 0.42

1.34 ± 0.73

Plasma HDL-C (mmol/l)

1.12 ± 0.31

1.88 ± 8.34

1.46 ± 5.60

1.185 ± 0.27

1.33 ± 0.11

1.23 ± 0.24

Plasma LDL-C (mmol/l)

2.47 ± 0.86

2.58 ± 0.78

2.52 ± 0.83

2.04 ± 0.57

2.27 ± 0.44

2.11 ± 0.54

FBG (mmol/l)

8.42 ± 3.22

8.01 ± 3.25

8.24 ± 3.24

5.40 ± 1.08

4.88 ± 0.49

5.25 ± 0.97

SBP (mmHg)

141.95 ± 21.07

142.92 ± 18.68

142.39 ± 20.01

113.65 ± 12.66

109.64 ± 13.69

112.48 ± 12.95

DBP (mmHg)

86.19 ± 12.38

80.17 ± 12.04

83.49 ± 12.57

76.18 ± 7.24

75.86 ± 6.72

76.08 ± 7.03

Heart rate (bpm)

83.60 ± 14.22

82.55 ± 13.10

83.13 ± 13.72

80.29 ± 7.69

82.50 ± 7.06

80.94 ± 7.50

SCr (μmol/l)

74.50 ± 33.83

58.22 ± 21.33

67.17 ± 29.96

74.97 ± 11.15

60.93 ± 5.86

70.88 ± 11.76

Hcy (μmol/l)

14.20 ± 8.92

10.77 ± 3.82

12.66 ± 7.29

13.50 ± 3.49

11.76 ± 2.96

13.00 ± 3.41

GHb (%)

8.41 ± 1.77

8.59 ± 2.18

8.49 ± 1.96

4.94 ± 0.53

4.97 ± 0.55

4.94 ± 0.53