Table 4. Comparison of laboratory parameters for the atorvastatin and rosuvastatin groups.

LDL cholesterol: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, ALT: alanine transaminase, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, CK-MB: creatine kinase-MB

Laboratory parameter	Rosuvastatin group	Atorvastatin group	p-value
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± SD	100.5 ± 15.3	102.1 ± 14.8	0.421
ALT (IU/L), median (IQR)	25 (20-30)	28 (22-32)	0.284
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2), mean ± SD	78.2 ± 10.5	76.8 ± 11.2	0.532
CK-MB (ng/mL), median (IQR)	12.5 (10-15)	13 (11-16)	0.176
Troponin I (ng/mL), mean ± SD	6.8 ± 2.1	7.2 ± 2.5	0.321
Hemoglobin (g/dL), mean ± SD	13.8 ± 1.2	13.5 ± 1.3	0.142
Platelet count (x109/L), mean ± SD	220.4 ± 45.6	215.8 ± 42.3	0.621