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Table 3 Effect of RYR extract on serum cholesterol levels, atherosclerotic index, and LDL-C/HDL-C ratio

From: Monascus purpureus-fermented Thai glutinous rice reduces blood and hepatic cholesterol and hepatic steatosis concentrations in diet-induced hypercholesterolemic rats

Treatment groups

Serum cholesterol (mg/dl)

Atherosclerotic index

LDL-C/HDL-C ratio

Total cholesterol

HDL-C

LDL-C

SP-control

74.63 ± 11.31a

53.38 ± 7.78a

4.25 ± 3.11a

0.40 ± 0.06a

0.08 ± 0.01a

SP-2 g

74.00 ± 10.73a

52.13 ± 6.66a

3.50 ± 2.00a

0.42 ± 0.04ab

0.07 ± 0.04ab

HFC-control

150.29 ± 20.51c

48.00 ± 8.41a

58.67 ± 7.76d

2.13 ± 0.71c

1.22 ± 0.15c

HFC-1 g

102.86 ± 22.22b

54.43 ± 7.55a

36.71 ± 9.69c

0.89 ± 0.19b

0.67 ± 0.12b

HFC-2 g

95.63 ± 19.98ab

51.63 ± 7.95a

30.88 ± 12.10bc

0.85 ± 0.18ab

0.60 ± 0.18ab

HFC-rosuvastatin

85.57 ± 16.23ab

50.29 ± 9.91a

19.71 ± 5.91b

0.70 ± 0.10ab

0.39 ± 0.10ab

  1. Each value is the mean ± SD (n = 8). Values with different superscript letters (a,b,c) in the same column differ significantly (p < 0.05) by the Tukey HSD test. HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.