title: [Therapeutic use Hibiscus sabadariffa extract in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. A randomized clinical trial].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to compare the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of Hibiscus sabadariffa extract (SHE) versus pravastatin in hypercholesterolemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  double blind and controlled clinical trial. Men and women with hypercholesterolemia ≥ 220 mg/dL, and over 30 years without previous treatment were included.
  
  
  METHODS
  Experimental I, SHE standardized 10 mg of anthocyanins, control, 20 mg of pravastatin; Experimental II, extract of H. sabdariffa, standardized to 20 mg of anthocyanins for 12 weeks. SHE Data analysis with Anova and χ(2) tests were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  we included 104 patients, at baseline there were no significant differences in age, weight, BMI, total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, VLDL or triglycerides. At the end of the study, the experimental I group reduced triglycerides (p ≤0.0001), the control treatment reduced triglycerides, total cholesterol and its fractions (p = 0.02), and finally, the experimental treatment II reduced triglycerides (p = 0.0001). The three treatments showed high percentages (> 96) of safety and tolerability, without showing significant differences (p ≥ 0.57).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the treatments, with 10 and 20 mg of anthocyanins reduce triglycerides. The control treatment showed the greatest effect on lowering total cholesterol and fractions compared to experimental treatments.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Educación e Investigación en Salud, Hospital General de Zona 1-A Venados, Distrito Federal, México. turco168@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hernández-Pérez
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herrera-Arellano
mesh_terms: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D031584:Hibiscus; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017035:Pravastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D017035:Pravastatin