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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: After 9 months of treatment, women in the HRT group compared with women in the placebo group had decreased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (mean change [+ / - SD], -0. 47 + / - 0. 69 mmol/L [-18. 2 + / - 26. 5 mg/dL] vs. -0. 06 + / - 0. 32 mmol/L [-2. 2 + / - 12. 2 mg/dL], respectively ; between-group difference, 0. 41 mmol/L [95 % CI, 0. 09 to 0. 74 mmol/L], 16 mg/dL [95 % CI, 3. 5 to 28. 5 mg/dL] ; P = 0. 01) and increased HDL cholesterol levels (mean change, 0. 21 + / - 0. 27 mmol/L [8. 1 + / - 10. 5 mg/dL] vs. 0. 06 + / - 0. 11 mmol/L [2. 4 + / - 4. 3 mg/dL], respectively ; between-group difference, 0. 15 mmol/L [CI, 0. 008 to 0. 29 mmol/L], 5. 7 mg/dL [CI, 0. 8 to 10. 6 mg/dL] ; P = 0. 02).