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Table 4 Change in total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL cholesterol, and Non-HDL cholesterol in 69 patients treated with Alirocumab 75 mg every 2 weeks (n = 29), or Alirocumab 150 mg (n = 18) or Evolocumab 140 mg (n = 22) every 2 weeks (ALI-EVO)

From: Efficacy and safety of proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors, alirocumab and evolocumab, a post-commercialization study

 

Alirocumab 75 mg every 2 weeks (n = 29) Mean ± SD, median follow-up length 49 ± 13, 49 weeks

ALI-EVO (n = 40) Mean ± SD, median 37 ± 12, 33 weeks

Variable measured

percentile

percentile

25th

50th

75th

25th

50th

75th

Total cholesterol

Entry (mg/dl)

172

192

230

224

255

288

Follow up (mg/dl)

127

152

173

124

154

180

Absolute change (mg/dl)

−14

−54

−95

−71

−105

−132

 P (paired Wilcoxon)

p < .0001

p < .0001

Percent change (%)

−6

−26

−38

−35

−39

-49

 P (Wilcoxon)

p < .0001

p < .0001

Triglyceride

Entry (mg/dl)

96

130

184

129

161

233

Follow up (mg/dl)

81

124

150

90

119

167

Absolute change (mg/dl)

+7

−12

−53

−1

−47

−102

 P (paired Wilcoxon)

p = .060

p < .0001

Percent change (%)

+6

−15

−29

−0.3

−32

-43

 P (Wilcoxon)

p = .082

p < .0001

HDL cholesterol

Entry (mg/dl)

40

51

61

42

50

58

Follow up (mg/dl)

41

51

65

49

55

63

Absolute change (mg/dl)

−4

0

+7

−1

+5

+10

 P (paired Wilcoxon)

p = .40

p = .0008

Percent change (%)

−9

0

+12

−2

+8

+21

 P (Wilcoxon)

p = .41

p = .0002

Non-HDL cholesterol

Entry (mg/dl)

122

136

181

170

201

232

Follow up (mg/dl)

25

50

75

70

92

121

Absolute change (mg/dl)

−27

−54

−94

−82

−112

−131

 P (paired Wilcoxon)

p < .0001

p < .0001

Percent change (%)

−17

−37

−54

−46

−54

-62

 P (Wilcoxon)

p < .0001

p < .0001