TABLE 2.

Step 1 Median (Range) Fasting Lipid Values (mg/dL)

	Screening*	Week 8	Absolute Change	P†	Percent Change	P†
Fish oil (n = 47)
TG	665 (402 to 2980)	362 (133 to 1278)	−283 (−2019 to 682)	<0.001	−46% (−87 to 114)	<0.001
LDL-C	86 (31 to 152)	108 (60 to 227)	30 (−48 to 120)	<0.001	37% (−44 to 348)	<0.001
HDL-C	31 (21 to 43)	32 (22 to 51)	1 (−9 to 18)	0.198	4% (−24 to 55)	0.074
TC	246 (147 to 457)	236 (128 to 450)	−15 (−204 to 105)	0.028	−7% (−45 to 42)	0.043
Non-HDL-C	210 (125 to 436)	204 (100 to 414)	−13 (−207 to 87)	0.018	−7% (−47 to 40)	0.026
Fenofibrate (n = 48)
Serum TG	694.5 (401 to 1922)	338.5 (103 to 1476)	−367 (−1466 to 319)	<0.001	−58% (−90 to 67)	<0.001
LDL-C	73 (30 to 160)	110.5 (63 to 191)	31.5 (−45 to 101)	<0.001	46% (−33 to 233)	<0.001
HDL-C	30 (21 to 42)	33.5 (7 to 53)	4 (−17 to 24)	<0.001	13% (−71 to 110)	<0.001
TC	243 (158 to 447)	211.5 (140 to 321)	−21.5 (−289 to 60)	<0.001	−10% (−65 to 28)	<0.001
Non-HDL-C	210.5 (132 to 421)	178.5 (112 to 314)	−27 (−300 to 57)	<0.001	−13% (−71 to 31)	<0.001

^*Note that screening values differ from Table 1 because not all subjects had week 8 evaluations and the numbers of subjects differ from the baseline assessment.

^†Signed rank test.

TC indicates total cholesterol.