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. 2012 Nov;53(11):2436–2442. doi: 10.1194/jlr.P026328

TABLE 5.

Change in values from baseline to month 3 by atorvastatin dose

Atorvastatin dose
10 mg
20 mg
40 mg
80 mg
Variable P T/A A T/A A T/A A T/A A
HDL-C (mg/dl) <0.001 30 ± 14.4n = 3,100 0.5 ± 6.1n = 3,180 28.2 ± 14.3n = 1,964 0.2 ± 6.0n = 1,961 28.4 ± 14.4n = 1,447 0.5 ± 6.3n = 1510 28.0 ± 14.1n = 745 1.1 ± 6.9n = 663
LDL-C (mg/dl) 0.195 − 21.7 ± 20.0n = 3,090 0.8 ± 15.4n = 3,170 − 20.8 ± 22.1n = 1,954 0.5 ± 16.6n = 1,955 − 21.6 ± 21.2n = 1,443 0.6 ± 16.8n = 1,504 − 20.4 ± 23.6n = 740 0.1 ± 18.6n = 659
ApoA-I (mg/dl) <0.001 26.4 ± 24.3n = 3,059 1.5 ± 21.7n = 3,135 24.8 ± 29.2n = 1,929 1.1 ± 17.7n = 1,934 24.2 ± 20.1n = 1,426 1.4 ± 14.1n = 1,497 24.4 ± 17.5n = 736 1.4 ± 14.1n = 652
ApoB (mg/dl) 0.225 − 12,9 ± 18.4n = 3,060 2.1 ± 15.9n = 3,060 − 11.8 ± 20.8n = 1,929 1.9 ± 17.5n = 1,934 − 13.1 ± 17.9n = 1,425 2.0 ± 16.7n = 736 − 11.6 ± 20.2n = 736 1.1 ± 16.5n = 652
Systolic BP (mm Hg) 0.121 4.8 ± 12.2n = 3,135 0.3 ± 10.7n = 3,207 4.1 ± 11.4n = 1,973 0.4 ± 10.5n = 1,972 4.0 ± 11.5n = 1,460 0.7 ± 10.2n = 1,517 4.9 ± 12.3n = 749 0.4 ± 11.0n = 667
Potassium (mmol/l) 0.325 − 0.1 ± 0.4n = 3,081 0.0 ± 0.4n = 3,155 − 0.1 ± 0.4n = 1,955 0.0 ± 0.4n = 1,950 − 0.1 ± 0.4n = 1,440 0.0 ± 0.4n = 1,502 − 0.1 ± 0.4n = 742 0.0 ± 0.4n = 659
Sodium (mmol/l) 0.109 0.6 ± 3.3n = 3,099 − 0.1 ± 3.1n = 3,168 0.6 ± 3.3n = 1,963 0.0 ± 3.2n = 1,960 0.6 ± 3.1n = 1,447 0.1 ± 3.1n = 1,509 0.4 ± 3.1n = 744 0.0 ± 3.1n = 662
Bicarbonate (mmol/l) 0.571 0.9 ± 3.7n = 3,089 0.6 ± 3.8n = 3,163 0.8 ± 3.3n = 1,954 0.5 ± 3.4n = 1,956 0.7 ± 3.4n = 1,444 0.6 ± 3.3n = 1,504 0.9 ± 3.2n = 740 0.5 ± 3.2n = 661
Aldosterone(ng/dl)) 0.214 0.4 ± 6.5n = 863 0.3 ± 5.2n = 800 0.7 ± 5.3n = 607 − 0.4 ± 8.0n = 527 0.8 ± 5.5n = 399 0.2 ± 5.7n = 404 0.4 ± 7.3n = 188 0.0 ± 6.6n = 170
CRP (mg/l) 0.461 0.0 (− 0.5, 0.6)n = 3,074 0.0 (− 0.6, 0.6) n = 3,149 0.1 (− 0.3, 0.7)n = 1,944 0.1 (− 0.4, 0.7)n = 1,943 0.0 (− 0.4, 0.5)n = 1,439 0.0 (− 0.5, 0.5)n = 1497 0.0 (− 0.4, 0.5)n = 737 0.0 (− 0.6, 0.5)n = 656

Mean ± SD, except for C-reactive protein (CRP) values that are medians (interquartile range). P values indicate the test of heterogeneity across the atorvastatin doses. T/A, torcetrapib plus atorvastatin; A, atorvastatin alone.