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. 2021 Mar 21;58(7):949–957. doi: 10.1007/s00592-021-01703-z

Table 2.

Glucose, lipid, risk factor, liver and muscle enzyme profiles of the study population at baseline and after six months of add-on PCSK9-i therapy

FH subjects (n = 56) FH subjects (n = 56) p Value between the two groups
Baseline 6-month add-on PCSK9-i
Glucose profile
FPG, mg/dL 93.86 ± 9,31 92.59 ± 9,26 − 1.35% 0.67
HbA1c, % 5.62 ± 0.47 5.74 ± 0.4 2.14% 0.24
Type 2 Diabetes, n (%) 3 3
Lipid profile
TC, mg/dL 221.81 ± 19.48 143.39 ± 18.35 − 35.35%  < 0.001
HDL, mg/dL 52.3 ± 9.65 54.45 ± 9.22 4.11% 0.45
TG, mg/dL 98.5 (63.5–120.25) 90.5 (61.25–111.5) − 8.12% 0.27
LDL-C, mg/dL 148.47 ± 16.88 74.81 ± 16.33 − 49.61%  < 0.001
LDL-C target, n (%) 24 (42.9)
Non-HDL-C, mg/dL 169.12 ± 16.66 94.43 ± 17.37 − 44.16%  < 0.001
ApoB, mg/dL 109.36 ± 14.95 61.94 ± 13.99 − 43.36%  < 0.001
ApoAI, m g/dL 127.43 ± 13.28 129.76 ± 12.86 1.83% 0.56
ApoB to ApoAI ratio 0.87 ± 0.25 0.48 ± 0.19 − 44.82%  < 0.001
Lp(a), nmol/L 47.5 (21.1–66.8) 35.2 (11.5–48.7) − 25.89% 0.34
Risk factors
Body mass index, kg/m2 26.15 ± 2.13 26.1 ± 2.11 − 0.19% 0.87
Systolic BP, mmHg 120.25 ± 9.44 118.15 ± 9.91 − 1.75% 0.45
Diastolic BP, mmHg 71.5 ± 10.1 70.4 ± 10.2 − 1.54% 0.65
Liver and muscle enzymes
AST, U/L 26.07 ± 8.48 25.03 ± 8.21 − 3.99% 0.76
ALT, U/L 29.76 ± 9.79 28.53 ± 9.51 − 4.15% 0.71
CPK, U/L 113.5 (82.0–153.5) 121.5 (88–157.25) 7.05% 0.61

Data are presented as mean ± SD, percentages, or median (interquartile range). PCSK9-I proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors, FH familial hypercholesterolemia, FPG = fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin, TC total cholesterol, HDL high-density lipoprotein, TG triglycerides, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG/HDL triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein ratio, ApoB apolipoprotein B, ApoAI apolipoprotein AI, Lp(a) lipoprotein (a), BP blood pressure, AST aspartate transaminase, ALT alanine transaminase, CPK creatine phosphokinase