Initial lipid profiles (by therapy by those who completed 12 months of treatment)
| Cholesterol (mmol/l) | HDL (mmol/l) | %HDL | Triglycerides (mmol/l) | |
| Gold (n=25) | 5.41 (2.66–10.10) | 1.22 (0.85–2.65) | 23.5 (11.9–35.6) | 1.16 (0.55–4.30) |
| HCQ (n=35) | 5.05 (3.39–7.70) | 1.20 (0.68–2.15) | 24.4 (11.9–49.3) | 1.07 (0.09–3.40) |
| Non-completers (n=40) | 5.13 (3.10–8.35) | 1.05 (0.70–1.75) | 18.8 (10.9–20.9) | 1.35 (0.14–3.16) |
Medians and ranges are shown. There were no significant differences between the gold and HCQ groups (Mann–Whitney).