RESULTS	( 1 ) After 8 weeks of treatment , the level of serum total cholesterol ( TC ) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol ( LDL-C ) decreased by 21.6 % ( P < 0.01 ) and 33.3 % ( P < 0.01 ) in the Xuezikang group and by 20.4 % ( P < 0.01 ) and 24.8 % ( P < 0.01 ) in the gemfibrozil group respectively .\