Effects of different statins application methods on plaques in patients with coronary atherosclerosis

Table 2 Changes in blood lipids

Item	Group I (n = 32)	Group II (n = 39)	Group III (n = 29)	P value
LDL-C (mmoL/L)
Baseline	2.35 ± 0.67	2.88 ± 1.00	3.17 ± 0.98	0.02
Follow-up	2.72 ± 0.57	2.84 ± 0.71	2.12 ± 0.45	< 0.001
Change	0.41 ± 0.40	-0.04 ± 0.51	-1.05 ± 0.75	< 0.001
HDL-C (mmoL/L)
Baseline	1.16 ± 2.92	1.34 ± 0.99	1.0 ± 0.29	1.37
Follow-up	1.04 ± 0.22	1.33 ± 0.76	1.14 ± 0.22	0.08
Change	-0.12 ± 0.17	-0.01 ± 0.29	0.14 ± 0.19	< 0.001
TC (mmoL/L)
Baseline	3.89 ± 0.73	4.74 ± 1.05	4.56 ± 1.21	0.04
Follow-up	3.99 ± 0.64	4.64 ± 0.77	4.12 ± 0.83	0.002
Change	0.11 ± 0.22	-0.10 ± 0.59	-0.33 ± 0.58	0.011
TG (mmoL/L)
Baseline	1.65 ± 0.87	1.09 ± 0.59	1.44 ± 0.95	0.06
Follow-up	1.65 ± 0.53	1.39 ± 0.41	1.36 ± 0.56	0.08
Change	-0.02 ± 0.89	0.05 ± 1.27	-0.03 ± 0.69	0.94

Values are expressed as the mean ± SD. LDL-C: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: High density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides.