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

Table 6.

Efficacy and Safety Analyses for the Group of Patients without Chronic Kidney Disease (non-CKD Group).

non-CKD group (n=72) Baseline Week 24 p value
Efficacy parameters
TC (mg/dL) 199.5 [164.3, 222.0] 179.0 [147.0, 209.5] 0.013
LDL-C (mg/dL) 109.5 [86.3, 131.0] 96.0 [75.3, 123.8] 0.174
non-HDL-C (mg/dL) 152.5 [121.0, 178.8] 128.0 [94.8, 152.8] 0.001
TG (mg/dL) 273.0 [155.5, 525.5] 154.0 [87.3, 242.3] 0.001
HDL-C (mg/dL) 46.0 [37.3, 53.0] 52.0 [44.3, 62.0] 0.008
Safety parameters
BUN (mg/dL) 14.4 [11.0, 18.0] 15.0 [12.0, 18.0] 0.396
Cre (mg/dL) 0.74 [0.62, 0.89] 0.75 [0.65, 0.86] 0.648
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) 73.5 [66.3, 86.3] 76.9 [65.1, 81.3] 0.591
ALT (IU/L) 27.0 [18.3, 40.5] 17.0 [13.0, 26.8] 0.003
γGT (IU/L) 41.0 [29.0, 82.0] 32.0 [18.0, 52.0] 0.01
CK (U/L) 85.5 [68.0, 114.0] 78.5 [56.0, 104.5] 0.071

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