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. 2024 Apr 13;31(11):1517–1538. doi: 10.5551/jat.64677

Supplementary Table 4. Lipoprotein triglycerides by lipoprotein subclass measured using gel-permeation high-performance liquid chromatography.

Subclass IR 0.2 mg/day XR 0.2 mg/day XR 0.4 mg/day
Chylomicron N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 54.9±59.8 51.3±46.0 49.6±42.0
Percentage change, % -58.4 [-71.4, -45.5] -42.8 [-55.7, -29.9] -50.6 [-63.4, -37.9]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.094 0.397
Large VLDL N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 186.3±82.5 169.3±60.5 179.8±68.5
Percentage change, % -42.5 [-48.0, -37.0] -34.8 [-40.3, -29.3] -45.0 [-50.4, -39.7]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.051 0.520
Medium VLDL N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 30.0±10.8 27.2±7.9 29.4±10.4
Percentage change, % -37.3 [-41.0, -33.6] -35.3 [-38.9, -31.6] -39.1 [-42.7, -35.5]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.439 0.496
Small VLDL N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 10.5±3.3 9.7±2.7 10.2±3.2
Percentage change, % -21.2 [-24.4, -18.1] -21.4 [-24.5, -18.2] -19.8 [-22.9, -16.7]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.953 0.522
Large LDL N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 13.0±3.5 12.3±3.4 12.7±3.6
Percentage change, % -6.2 [-9.6, -2.8] -5.4 [-8.8, -2.0] 0.5 [-2.9, 3.9]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.729 0.006
Medium LDL N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 13.3±3.5 12.9±3.8 13.0±3.4
Percentage change, % -10.8 [-14.0, -7.7] -9.3 [-12.5, -6.2] -4.2 [-7.3, -1.1]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.497 0.003
Small LDL N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 7.1±2.5 6.9±2.3 6.9±2.3
Percentage change, % -32.4 [-35.8, -29.1] -30.2 [-33.5, -26.8] -29.4 [-32.7, -26.1]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.349 0.202
Very small LDL N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 4.3±2.4 4.0±1.8 4.1±1.9
Percentage change, % -43.8 [-48.0, -39.6] -38.5 [-42.7, -34.3] -41.7 [-45.9, -37.6]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.078 0.490
Very large HDL N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 1.8±1.4 1.6±1.0 1.6±0.9
Percentage change, % -44.9 [-50.5, -39.3] -37.3 [-42.9, -31.7] -45.2 [-50.7, -39.8]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.060 0.926
Large HDL N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 4.0±3.9 3.4±2.3 3.6±2.1
Percentage change, % -47.3 [-52.6, -42.1] -41.0 [-46.3, -35.7] -52.3 [-57.5, -47.1]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.097 0.19
Medium HDL N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 7.9±3.9 7.5±2.9 7.7±3.0
Percentage change, % -23.4 [-27.7, -19.0] -16.4 [-20.7, -12.1] -22.7 [-26.9, -18.4]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.026 0.828
Small HDL N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 5.7±2.0 5.6±1.9 5.6±1.8
Percentage change, % -20.7 [-25.0, -16.3] -14.2 [-18.6, -9.8] -17.2 [-21.5, -12.8]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.041 0.265
Very small HDL N 115 115 118
Baseline, mg/dL 2.9±1.2 2.8±1.0 2.8±1.0
Percentage change, % -27.4 [-31.3, -23.5] -20.9 [-24.8, -17.1] -25.9 [-29.7, -22.1]
p value vs IR 0.2 mg/day 0.022 0.591

N indicates the number of patients in the full analysis set. Baseline levels are presented as mean±standard deviation. Percentage changes are presented as least-squares mean [95% confidence interval], estimated using ANCOVA at week 12, providing p-values vs. IR 0.2 mg/day.

HDL, high-density lipoproteins; IR 0.2 mg/day, pemafibrate immediate-release tablets 0.2 mg/day (twice daily); LDL, low-density lipoproteins; VLDL, very low-density lipoproteins; XR 0.2 mg/day, pemafibrate extended-release tablets 0.2 mg/day (once daily); XR 0.4 mg/day, pemafibrate extended-release tablets 0.4 mg/day (once daily).