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. 2023 Apr 27;8(1):46–52. doi: 10.1097/CP9.0000000000000036

Table 3.

Change in lipoprotein(a) stratified by baseline lipoprotein(a) level at 1-month follow-up in propensity-score matching analysis.

All Matched Population Lipoprotein(a) <20 mg/dL
Evolocumab + Statin Statin P value Evolocumab + Statin Statin P value
Number of patients 131 131 44 59
Baseline, mg/dL 26.1 (17.5, 50.4) 24.7 (13.1, 45.2) 0.141 15.0 (10.4, 17.5) 12.7 (10.2, 15.9) 0.16
1-month, mg/dL 20.8 (9.4, 50.6) 30.7 (14.2, 63.5) 0.025 7.4 (3.9, 12.2) 13.6 (8.3, 19.7) <0.001
Absolute change, mg/dL −4.7 (−9.9, 1.4) 5.4 (−0.1, 14.7) <0.001 −4.9 (−8.5, −1.3) 0.9 (−1.7, 5.5) <0.001
Percent change, % −18.6 (−46.0, 5.8) 20.8 (−1.1, 52.2) <0.001 −39.3 (−60.7, −19.6) 9.9 (−16.0, 50.0) <0.001
20≤ Lipoprotein(a) <50 mg/dL Lipoprotein(a) ≥50 mg/dL
Evolocumab + Statin Statin P value Evolocumab + Statin Statin P value
Number of patients 52 41 35 31
Baseline, mg/dL 30.7 (23.8, 37.3) 31.0 (25.6, 39.2) 0.462 70.7 (56.5, 93.3) 79.3 (61.6, 110.5) 0.169
1-month, mg/dL 21.9 (15.4, 41.1) 42.2 (32.2, 55.8) <0.001 75.8 (50.6, 112.8) 109.0 (63.5, 128.6) 0.014
Absolute change, mg/dL −5.0 (−13.9, 1.9) 10.7 (4.6, 21.9) <0.001 −0.2 (−9.9, 16.9) 12.2 (2.9, 35.6) 0.005
Percent change, % −18.6 (−44.5, 7.5) 41.9 (13.3, 63.7) <0.001 −0.2 (−16.0, 17.6) 20.0 (3.8, 47.4) 0.004

Data are shown as median (Q1, Q3). The matching was based on age, sex, and baseline lipoprotein(a) level.