TABLE 3.

Effect of treatments on plasma fibrinogen levels

Plasma fibrinogen, g/L	Atorvastatin* (n=25)	Atorvastatin + fenofibrate† (n=21)	Simvastatin‡ (n=23)	Simvastatin + fenofibrate§ (n=22)
Initial levels	4.44±0.26	4.29±0.4	4.25±0.25	4.21±0.27
After 3 months	3.47±0.18¶	3.10±0.28¶	3.12±0.14¶	3.12±0.15¶

^*Degrees of freedom = 24,

^†20,

^‡22,

^§21;

^¶Significant change from baseline values, paired Student’s t test, P<0.05