Comparison of clinical parameters pre- and post-trt.

Table 5: Comparison of clinical parameters pre- and post-trt.

Variable	No Treatment Mean	SEM	N	Yes Treatment Mean	SEM	N
							t-test
							p-value
LDL mg/dl	-9.96	0.38	8120	-12.99	0.2	32111	< 0.0001
A1c %	-0.03	0.01	7522	0.01	0.01	31853	< 0.0056
Alb/Creat	28.57	7.07	2804	26.22	2.58	10309	< 0.0001
hct %	1.03	0.05	9484	0.4	0.03	37841	< 0.0001
BP_Syst	-3.78	0.23	9746	-2.6	0.11	38705	< 0.04
BP_diast	-2.9	0.14	9745	-2.43	0.07	38705	< 0.0001

Note: Mean differences were compared between treated and untreated groups using t-test.
Abbreviations: LDL: Low density lipoproteins; A1C: Hemoglobin A1C; Alb/Creat: Urinary albumin creatinine ratio; hct: Hematocrit; BP syst: Systolic blood pressure; BP diast: Diastolic blood pressure.