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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In stratum I, both lovastatin and simvastatin lowered TC (-26. 0 % in both the lovastatin and simvastatin groups), low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (-33. 4 % in lovastatin and -34. 4 % in simvastatin), TG (-11. 4 % in lovastatin and -16. 2 % in simvastatin), apolipoprotein (apo) - B (-24. 8 % in lovastatin and -26. 3 % in simvastatin) and the TC : high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol ratio (from 6. 65 to 4. 73 in lovastatin and from 6. 45 to 4. 46 in simvastatin), and increased HDL cholesterol (+3. 6 % in lovastatin and +7. 8 % in simvastatin) and apo-A1 (+6. 3 % in lovastatin and +9. 0 % in simvastatin) with P < 0. 001 in all within-group tests except for HDL cholesterol (P < 0. 05).