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

Table 5.

Efficacy and Safety Analyses for the Group of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD Group).

CKD group (n=54) Baseline Week 24 p value
Efficacy parameters
TC (mg/dL) 184.5 [161.5, 221.5] 165.0 [138.8, 187.5] <0.001
LDL-C (mg/dL) 96.5 [74.5, 129.0] 94.0 [71.0, 108.0] 0.055
non-HDL-C (mg/dL) 144.5 [116.0, 175.8] 115.0 [93.0, 137.5] <0.001
TG (mg/dL) 260.0 [200.8, 383.0] 167.0 [112.0, 221.0] 0.002
HDL-C (mg/dL) 42.5 [35.0, 48.0] 48.0 [39.3, 53.8] 0.26
Safety parameters
BUN (mg/dL) 19.0 [16.0, 23.6] 18.4 [15.2, 22.1] 0.761
Cre (mg/dL) 1.07 [0.94, 1.29] 1.11 [0.86, 1.33] 0.853
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) 47.6 [41.7, 55.8] 48.0 [40.4, 59.1] 0.6
ALT (IU/L) 23.0 [17.0, 35.3] 18.0 [14.0, 27.0] 0.098
γGT (IU/L) 41.5 [24.3, 52.5] 25.0 [17.8, 42.3] 0.698
CK (U/L) 79.0 [59.5, 101.0] 76.0 [56.0, 98.0] 0.486

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

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