Table 3.

Outcome of non-parametric analysis of changes over time, individual comparison of days 30, 60, and 90 values vs. day 0, and comparison of arms A and B at corresponding times

		Value of F from anova	Outcome of Friedman Non-parametric test			Comparison of changes over day 0 baseline for arm A vs. arm B (Kuskal-Wallis test)*
			0 vs. 30	0 vs. 60	0 vs. 90	Day 30	Day 60	Day 90
Body weight	Arm A	3.91 (P < 0.01)		P < 0.01	P < 0.03
	Arm B
Systolic blood pressure	Arm A	4.0 (P < 0.01)	P < 0.002	P < 0.02	P < 0.05
	Arm B
Diastolic blood pressure	Arm A	6.48 (P < 0.001)	P < 0.01	P < 0.001	P < 0.001
	Arm B	3.63 (P < 0.02)	P < 0.002		P < 0.05
Heart rate	Arm A					P < 0.05
	Arm B
Serum atorvastatin	Arm A	3.01 (P < 0.05)	P < 0.01		P < 0.05	P < 0.001		P < 0.01
	Arm B	6.91 (P < 0.001)	P < 0.001		P < 0.001
Total cholesterol	Arm A							P < 0.002
	Arm B	4.70 (P < 0.005)	P < 0.05		P < 0.001
Triglycerides	Arm A
	Arm B	7.67 (P < 0.001)	P < 0.05	P < 0.001	P < 0.001
HDL	Arm A	11.2 (P < 0.001)	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001
	Arm B	12.9 (P < 0.001)	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001
LDL	Arm A						P < 0.05	P < 0.001
	Arm B	6.44 (P < 0.001)	P < 0.02	P < 0.05	P < 0.001
LDL : HDL ratio	Arm A	3.27 (P < 0.05)	P < 0.05	P < 0.01	P < 0.01		P < 0.005	P < 0.01
	Arm B	24.4 (P < 0.001)	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001
Physical well-being (PCS)	Arm A
	Arm B	4.37 (P < 0.01)	P < 0.005	P < 0.002
Emotional well-being (MCS)	Arm A	4.75 (P < 0.005)		P < 0.02	P < 0.002		P < 0.002	P < 0.002
	Arm B	4.30 (P < 0.01)		P < 0.02	P < 0.002
Myalgia score	Arm A	3.52 (P < 0.02)
	Arm B
Memory score	Arm A						P < 0.05
	Arm B

^*Serum atorvastatin concentrations at corresponding times were compared as actual values, not changes. No entry indicates lack of statistical significance. Friedman test was applied only if the anova was significant.