Figure 1. CONSORT flow diagram showing the disposition of subjects participating in the current study.

*Patients are only counted once: Lost to follow-up, n = 28; lipids too low or too high, n = 35; qualified but declined, n = 8; cardiovascular risk factors, n = 11; high BMI, n = 5; taking excluded medication, n = 2; noncompliant during screening, n = 2; creatinine clearance too low, n = 4; kidney disease, n = 1; severe allergy, n = 2; glucose too high, n = 3; other, n = 17.