tokens: RESULTS : Among women , lovastatin ( 20 to 80 mg / d ) produced sustained ( 12 - to 48 - week ) , dose - related changes ( P < 0 . 001 ) : decreases in LDL cholesterol ( 24 % to 40 % ) and triglycerides ( 9 % to 18 % ) , and increases in HDL cholesterol ( 6 . 7 % to 8 . 6 % ) .