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. 2021 Mar 29;60(17):2741–2748. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6871-20

Table 4.

Comparison of Baseline Laboratory Data between the CKD and Non-CKD Groups

CKD (n=54) non-CKD (n=72) p value
Efficacy parameters
TC (mg/dL) 184.5 [161.5, 221.5] 199.5 [164.3, 222.0] 0.415
LDL-C (mg/dL) 96.5 [74.5, 129.0] 109.5 [86.3, 131.0] 0.441
non-HDL-C (mg/dL) 144.5 [116.0, 175.8] 152.5 [121.0, 178.8] 0.751
TG (mg/dL) 260.0 [200.8, 383.0] 273.0 [155.5, 525.5] 0.745
HDL-C (mg/dL) 42.5 [35.0, 48.0] 46.0 [37.3, 53.0] 0.079
Safety parameters
BUN (mg/dL) 19.0 [16.0, 23.6] 14.4 [11.0, 18.0] <0.001
Cre (mg/dL) 1.07 [0.94, 1.29] 0.74 [0.62, 0.89] <0.001
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) 47.6 [41.7, 55.8] 73.5 [66.3, 86.3] <0.001
ALT (IU/L) 23.0 [17.0, 35.3] 27.0 [18.3, 40.5] 0.272
γGT (IU/L) 41.5 [24.3, 52.5] 41.0 [29.0, 82.0] 0.909
CK (U/L) 79.0 [59.5, 101.0] 85.5 [68.0, 114.0] 0.936

Data are presented as the median [25%, 75%]. p<0.05 vs. non-CKD by Mann-Whitney U test.

CKD: chronic kidney disease, TC: total cholesterol, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, non-HDL-C: non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, Cre: creatinine, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, γGT: γ-glutamyl transferase, CK: creatine kinase