Table 4.

Changes in Cardiac Biomarker Levels with Treatment

	Baseline			Final			% Change
	Statin	Placebo	P value*	Statin	Placebo	P value†	Statin	Placebo
B-type natriuretic peptide, pg/mL	175 (36 – 472)	66 (29 – 154)	0.227	107 (34 – 173)	67 (21 – 299)	0.605	−38.9%	+1.5%
High sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/L	1.6 (0.6 – 4.4)	1.9 (1.0 – 3.0)	0.700	1.9 (0.5 – 5.7)	3.4 (1.1 – 5.9)	0.307	+18.8%	−78.9%
Troponin I ≥ 0.04 ng/mL, %	8	21	0.356	0	15	0.511	-	-

^*Baseline p values were determined by Mann-Whitney U test, and chi-square for Troponin I.

^†Changes between the two groups from baseline were determined by Mann-Whitney U test, and Chi-Square for Troponin I.