Levels of serum lipids and biochemical parameters in the 4 groups.

p-values represent overall differences among groups as determined by the Kruskal–Wallis test. a,bThe same letters indicate no statistical significance according to the Mann–Whitney U-test. CGN, carrageenan; CHO, cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase.