TABLE 1.
Changes in levels and trends of availability, DDDs and DDDc.
| Evolocumab | Alirocumab | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient | P value | 95% CI | Coefficient | P value | 95% CI | |
| Availability (%) | ||||||
| Baseline line (β0) | 2.240 | <0.001 | 1.497–2.982 | −0.615 | 0.004 | −1.028 to −0.202 |
| Baseline trend (β1) | 0.317 | <0.001 | 0.268–0.367 | 0.154 | <0.001 | 0.122–0.186 |
| Level change immediately after intervention (β2) | 13.031 | <0.001 | 9.688–16.375 | 16.593 | <0.001 | 12.018–21.168 |
| Trend change after intervention (β3) | 0.207 | <0.001 | −0.053–0.466 | 0.701 | <0.001 | 0.409–0.992 |
| Tertiary hospitals | ||||||
| Baseline line (β0) | 3.356 | <0.001 | 2.226–4.486 | −0.839 | 0.003 | −1.398 to −0.280 |
| Baseline trend (β1) | 0.447 | <0.001 | 0.373–0.520 | 0.214 | <0.001 | 0.171–0.257 |
| Level change immediately after intervention (β2) | 16.786 | <0.001 | 12.447–21.124 | 20.188 | <0.001 | 14.578–25.798 |
| Trend change after intervention (β3) | 0.126 | 0.466 | −0.213–0.465 | 0.733 | <0.001 | 0.367–1.099 |
| Secondary hospitals | ||||||
| Baseline line (β0) | 0.091 | 0.580 | −0.231–0.413 | −0.182 | 0.084 | −0.389–0.024 |
| Baseline trend (β1) | 0.068 | <0.001 | 0.039–0.096 | 0.039 | 0.003 | 0.013–0.065 |
| Level change immediately after intervention (β2) | 5.799 | <0.001 | 4.101–7.498 | 9.669 | <0.001 | 6.916–12.422 |
| Trend change after intervention (β3) | 0.362 | <0.001 | 0.242–0.482 | 0.639 | <0.001 | 0.474–0.803 |
| DDDs | ||||||
| Baseline line (β0) | 4262.020 | 0.115 | −1039.870–9563.910 | −2683.102 | 0.016 | −4866.953 to −499.251 |
| Baseline trend (β1) | 2931.563 | <0.001 | 2453.214–3409.913 | 833.907 | <0.001 | 587.608–1080.206 |
| Level change immediately after intervention (β2) | 358427.900 | <0.001 | 232729.700–484126.200 | 24277.340 | 0.392 | −31268.960 to 79823.650 |
| Trend change after intervention (β3) | 74795.210 | <0.001 | 63964.010–85626.420 | 46660.370 | <0.001 | 43057.310–50263.440 |
| Tertiary hospitals | ||||||
| Baseline line (β0) | 4323.620 | 0.110 | −976.642–9623.882 | −2639.259 | 0.017 | −4806.041 to −472.478 |
| Baseline trend (β1) | 2904.598 | <0.001 | 2424.604–3384.502 | 825.012 | <0.001 | 579.322–1071.702 |
| Level change immediately after intervention (β2) | 365058.700 | <0.001 | 236118.200–493999.200 | 24228.410 | 0.365 | −28149.180 to 76606.000 |
| Trend change after intervention (β3) | 71041.810 | <0.001 | 60012.020–82071.610 | 43625.730 | <0.001 | 40245.390–47006.060 |
| Secondary hospitals | ||||||
| Baseline line (β0) | −61.600 | 0.161 | −147.700–24.500 | −43.843 | 0.052 | −88.115–0.430 |
| Baseline trend (β1) | 26.965 | <0.001 | 19.517–34.413 | 8.895 | <0.001 | 4.284–13.506 |
| Level change immediately after intervention (β2) | −6630.765 | 0.078 | −14017.02–755.494 | 48.929 | 0.978 | −3504.428–3602.287 |
| Trend change after intervention (β3) | 3753.400 | <0.001 | 3280.144–4226.656 | 3034.650 | <0.001 | 2736.776–3332.524 |
| DDDc (CNY) | ||||||
| Baseline line (β0) | 99.741 | <0.001 | 93.829–105.652 | 96.732 | 0.007 | 26.252–167.213 |
| Baseline trend (β1) | −1.083 | 0.001 | −1.696–0.471 | 0.176 | 0.940 | −4.403–4.755 |
| Level change immediately after intervention (β2) | −53.587 | <0.001 | −63.746 to −43.428 | −79.280 | 0.001 | −127.234 to −31.324 |
| Trend change after intervention (β3) | 1.090 | 0.001 | 0.474–1.707 | −0.154 | 0.948 | −4.736–4.429 |
DDDs, Defined Daily Doses; DDDc, Defined Daily Dose cost; CNY, China Yuan; CI, confidence interval.