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Chemical structures of monacolin K and the mainly used statins. Footnote: Monacolin K (Lovastatin) may occur in red yeast rice as lactone (Study chart flow.Percentage of differences in the lipid parameters after treatment. Data presented as means. Error bars indicate upper and lower 95% coefficient intervals of the means.Chemical composition of the supplement.Footnote: Ingredients per caps (daily dose).Baseline characteristics of the study population.Footnote: TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TR: triglycerides; Sgpt: alanine transaminase; Sgot: aspartate transaminase; γ-gt: gamma-glutamyl transferase; CPK: creatine phosphokinase. Group A: 10 mg of monacolin; Group B: 3 mg of monacolin. Biochemical profiles before and after treatment.Footnote: TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TR: triglycerides; Sgpt: alanine transaminase; Sgot: aspartate transaminase; γ-gt: gamma-glutamyl transferase; CPK: creatine phosphokinase; Group A: 10 mg of monacolin; Group B: 3 mg of monacolin; Comparison of the mean lipid alterations after therapy.Footnote: Percentage of the changes in the lipid levels.Footnote: 