Table 2

Fasting PCSK9 and lipid levels pre- and post-atorvastatin treatment


Baseline
Treatment
% Change

PCSK9 (μg/mL)
5.88 ± 1.70
6.32 ± 2.29*
7.40 ± 25.3
Total cholesterol
5.82 ± 0.76
4.37 ± 0.62***
-25.0 ± 9.06
Triglycerides
1.50 ± 0.56
1.26 ± 0.58**
-16.2 ± 28.0
HDL cholesterol
1.32 ± 0.26
1.43 ± 0.30***
8.03 ± 13.2
LDL cholesterol
3.82 ± 0.67
2.37 ± 0.53***
-38.0 ± 10.3
TC/HDLC Ratio
4.53 ± 0.89
3.17 ± 0.63***
-30.1 ± 9.79

Significance comparing baseline and treatment by Wilcoxon's signed rank test (n = 40). Values expressed as μmol/L except where indicated.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.001, ***p < 0.0001

Mayne et al. Lipids in Health and Disease 2008 7:22   doi:10.1186/1476-511X-7-22