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Table 3 Blood lipids, inflammatory factors and plaque area before and after treatment (n = 45), mean ± SD

Group	TC (mmol/L)		TG (mmol/L)		CRP (mg/L)		Patch area (mm2)
	Before treatment	After 8 weeks of treatment	Before treatment	After 8 weeks of treatment	Before treatment	After 8 weeks of treatment	Before treatment	After 8 weeks of treatment
Observation group	5.73 ± 0.42	3.42 ± 0.21a	1.89 ± 0.62	1.43 ± 0.15a	8.45 ± 1.35	4.52 ± 1.56a	26.54 ± 10.38	19.52 ± 7.35a
Control group	5.81 ± 0.53	4.25 ± 0.25b	1.93 ± 0.57	1.08 ± 0.12b	8.38 ± 1.61	3.14 ± 1.37b	27.12 ± 10.45	24.56 ± 7.01b
t value	0.794	17.053	0.319	12.223	0.223	4.459	0.264	3.329
P value	> 0.05	< 0.05	> 0.05	< 0.05	> 0.05	< 0.05	> 0.05	< 0.05

^aP < 0.05 vs the observation group before treatment.

^bP < 0.05 vs the control group before treatment.

TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; CRP: C-reactive protein.