Treatment

Baseline

12 weeks

Changes (%)

 Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (mmol/L)

Policosanol

3.02 ± 0.76

2.55 ± 0.72^*+++

-15.6⁺⁺⁺

Placebo

3.05 ± 0.81

3.26 ± 0.82

+0.8

 Total cholesterol (mmol/L) 

Policosanol

4.40 ± 0.79

4.04 ± 0.78^*++

-8.4⁺⁺

Placebo

4.45 ± 0.90

4.75 ± 0.96

+7.4

 High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (mmol/L) 

Policosanol

1.21 ± 0.39

1.29 ± 0.32^*+

+6.6⁺

Placebo

1.21 ± 0.39

1.20 ± 0.33

-0.8

 Triglycerides (mmol/L) 

Policosanol

0.89 ± 0.45

1.01 ± 0.57^*

+13.4

Placebo

0.93 ± 0.42

1.11 ± 0.60^*

+19.4