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. 2013 Feb 27;8(2):e56782. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056782

Table 2. On-study and change from baseline plasma lipoprotein subfraction concentrations (95% confidence interval) by treatment assignment.

Adjustment Placebo Simvastatin & Niacin Antioxidant vitamins Simvastatin, Niacin & Antioxidant vitamins Anova significance for group differences
LDL-peak
On study 25.82 26.40 25.48 26.04
(25.57, 26.08) (26.15, 26.65) (25.25, 25.71) (25.81, 26.27)
P = 0.002 P = 0.06 P = 0.21 P = 7.2×10−6
Change 0.29 0.66 −0.03 0.36
(0.05, 0.53) (0.42, 0.90) (−0.25, 0.19) (0.14, 0.58)
P = 0.04 P = 0.05 P = 0.69 P = 0.0008
LDL-I
On study 0.48 0.40 0.40 0.35
(0.41, 0.54) (0.34, 0.46) (0.34, 0.46) (0.29, 0.41)
P = 0.09 P = 0.08 P = 0.005 P = 0.04
Change 0.03 −0.10 0.04 −0.09
(−0.05, 0.12) (−0.18, −0.02) (−0.04, 0.11) (−0.17, −0.01)
P = 0.03 P = 0.98 P = 0.03 P = 0.02
LDL-IIa
On study 0.52 0.45 0.41 0.34
(0.44, 0.60) (0.37, 0.53) (0.34, 0.49) (0.27, 0.42)
P = 0.19 P = 0.05 P = 0.001 P = 0.01
Change 0.06 −0.09 0.05 −0.13
(−0.04, 0.15) (−0.19, 0.00) (−0.04, 0.14) (−0.21, −0.04)
P = 0.03 P = 0.89 P = 0.008 P = 0.009
LDL-IIb
On study 0.78 0.52 0.69 0.51
(0.67, 0.88) (0.41, 0.62) (0.59, 0.79) (0.41, 0.61)
P = 0.0009 P = 0.25 P = 0.0004 P = 0.0005
Change 0.05 −0.22 0.05 −0.20
(−0.07, 0.16) (−0.33, −0.11) (−0.05, 0.15) (−0.30, −0.10)
P = 0.001 P = 0.98 P = 0.002 P = 0.0001
LDL-IIIa
On study 0.52 0.28 0.72 0.38
(0.42, 0.62) (0.19, 0.38) (0.62, 0.81) (0.29, 0.47)
P = 0.001 P = 0.006 P = 0.04 P = 1.2×10−8
Change −0.05 −0.29 0.09 −0.21
(−0.16, 0.05) (−0.39, −0.19) (−0.01, 0.19) (−0.30, −0.11)
P = 0.002 P = 0.06 P = 0.04 P = 2.0×10−5
LDL-IIIb
On study 0.16 0.08 0.19 0.10
(0.12, 0.19) (0.05, 0.12) (0.15, 0.22) (0.06, 0.13)
P = 0.006 P = 0.23 P = 0.02 P = 0.0001
Change −0.03 −0.05 0.03 −0.05
(−0.07, 0.01) (−0.09, −0.01) (0.00, 0.07) (−0.09, −0.02)
P = 0.44 P = 0.03 P = 0.34 P = 0.006
LDL-IVa
On study 0.13 0.10 0.13 0.11
(0.11, 0.14) (0.08, 0.11) (0.12, 0.15) (0.09, 0.12)
P = 0.01 P = 0.78 P = 0.05 P = 0.007
Change 0.01 −0.03 0.02 −0.01
(−0.02, 0.03) (−0.05, 0.00) (0.00, 0.04) (−0.03, 0.01)
P = 0.05 P = 0.42 P = 0.31 P = 0.03
LDL-IVb
On study 0.12 0.10 0.12 0.11
(0.11, 0.13) (0.08, 0.11) (0.11, 0.13) (0.10, 0.12)
P = 0.007 P = 0.99 P = 0.34 P = 0.02
Change 0.01 −0.01 0.02 0.00
(0.00, 0.03) (−0.03, 0.00) (0.00, 0.03) (−0.02, 0.02)
P = 0.02 P = 0.80 P = 0.29 P = 0.05
LDL-C
On study 2.99 1.92 2.95 2.04
(2.80, 3.18) (1.73, 2.11) (2.78, 3.13) (1.87, 2.21)
P = 3.3×10−15 P = 0.77 P = 3.9×10−13 P<10−15
Change −0.29 −1.46 −0.10 −1.17
(−0.49, −0.10) (−1.65, −1.27) (−0.29, 0.08) (−1.34, −0.99)
P<10−15 P = 0.17 P = 1.6×10−9 P<10−15
HDL-C
On study 0.89 1.03 0.85 0.93
(0.84, 0.94) (0.98, 1.08) (0.81, 0.90) (0.88, 0.98)
P = 0.0003 P = 0.35 P = 0.28 P = 0.0001
Change 0.07 0.22 0.03 0.15
(0.03, 0.11) (0.18, 0.26) (−0.01, 0.06) (0.11, 0.18)
P = 2.9×10−7 P = 0.13 P = 0.005 P = 4.9×10−10
Triglycerides
On study 2.13 1.40 2.73 1.85
(1.67, 2.59) (0.95, 1.85) (2.30, 3.15) (1.43, 2.26)
P = 0.03 P = 0.06 P = 0.37 P = 0.0005
Change −0.09 −0.87 0.34 −0.82
(−0.48, 0.30) (−1.25, −0.49) (−0.01, 0.70) (−1.17, −0.47)
P = 0.006 P = 0.11 P = 0.007 P = 4.9×10−6