Table 3. Changes in Lipids from Baseline.
Parameters | Drugs | Change (baseline vs. end of treatment) | p value among drugs† | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | p value* | |||
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | Atorvastatin | -74.2 (31.8) | <0.001 | 0.38 |
Rosuvastatin | -70.9 (31.9) | <0.001 | ||
Pitavastatin | -71 (49.5) | <0.001 | ||
LDL-C, mg/dL | Atorvastatin | -65.7 (21.5) | <0.001 | 0.58 |
Rosuvastatin | -64.6 (28.2) | <0.001 | ||
Pitavastatin | -62.6 (30.5) | <0.001 | ||
HDL-C, mg/dL | Atorvastatin | 0.65 (4.1) | 0.28 | 0.86 |
Rosuvastatin | 0.38 (8.0) | 0.75 | ||
Pitavastatin | 1.1 (3.1) | 0.04 | ||
Triglycerides, mg/dL | Atorvastatin | -32.8 (71.4) | 0.001 | 0.92 |
Rosuvastatin | -27.7 (64.4) | 0.001 | ||
Pitavastatin | -33.1 (73.8) | 0.001 |
LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.
*Paired Student’s t test; †ANOVA test. For explanations see previous tables.