Lipid Profile
Total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TAG) concentrations were analyzed by enzymatic methods using standard kits (Wiener Lab Inc., Rosario, Argentina) in an automatic analyzer (Metrolab 2 300 Plus™, Metrolab Biomed Inc., Rosario, Argentina). Plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) levels were measured by the same enzymatic method after phosphotungstate precipitation. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) levels were calculated using the Friedewald formula.