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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Serum cholesterol levels, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and ratios of total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol decreased in growth hormone recipients in the first 3 months compared with placebo recipients (differences between groups, -0. 86 + / - 0. 17 mmol/L [-33. 2 + / - 6. 6 mg/dL] [P < 0. 001], -0. 63 + / - 0. 20 mmol/L [-24. 5 + / - 5. 9 mg/dL] [P < 0. 001], and -0. 56 + / - 0. 26 [P = 0. 040], respectively), but the decrease was not maintained from month 6 to month 18.