Table 2.

Lipid values before and after transition from branded to generic atorvastatin

	Pre-transition lipid values (mmol/l)	Post-transition lipid values (mmol/l)	Difference of mean (Wilcoxon signed-rank test)
TG	Median 1.50	Median 1.50	V = 14304, p = 0.513
	Mean 1.71	Mean 1.72
	Range 0.40–7.00	Range 0.40–7.70
LDL	Median 2.42	Median 2.41	V = 16333, p = 0.923
	Mean 2.64	Mean 2.64
	Range 0.47–6.34	Range 1.01–7.30
HDL	Median 1.26	Median 1.25	V = 14039, p = 0.009
	Mean 1.29	Mean 1.26
	Range 0.12–2.51	Range 0.15–2.39
Total cholesterol	Median 4.60	Median 4.50	V = 15058, p = 0.583
	Mean 4.71	Mean 4.68
	Range 1.76–8.40	Range 2.3–9.9