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Table 3 Body weight and blood pressure at each visit in 5 subjects, where the Lovaza sequence was 4,4,4,4,4,4,4 g/day

From: Titrating lovaza from 4 to 8 to 12 grams/day in patients with primary hypertriglyceridemia who had triglyceride levels >500 mg/dl despite conventional triglyceride lowering therapy

Visit

Dose

Body weight (lb)

Systolic BP (mmHg)

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

  

Mean ± SD

median

p vs Visit 0

Mean ± SD

median

p vs Visit 0

Mean ± SD

median

p vs Visit 0

0

0

209 ±51

216

 

126 ±19

120

 

86 ±14

80

 

1

4

202 ±54

214

 

116 ±15

110

 

75 ±11

80

.05

2

4

202 ±51

214

 

110 ±7

110

.04

77 ±8

80

 

3

4

199 ±49

211

 

116 ±14

110

 

78 ±13

76

 

4

4

199 ±50

209

 

121 ±17

130

 

74 ±10

78

.05

5

4

202 ±51

214

 

122 ±13

118

 

78 ±5

80

 

6

4

201 ±60

225

 

122 ±2

122

 

77 ±6

80

 

7

4

201 ±59

224

 

120 ±12

116

 

77 ±6

77

 

In 7 subjects, where the Lovaza sequence was 4, 8, 12, 4, 4, 4,4 g/day

Visit

Dose

Body weight (lb)

Systolic BP (mmHg)

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

  

Mean ± SD

median

p vs Visit 0

Mean ± SD

median

p vs Visit 0

Mean ± SD

median

p vs Visit 0

0

0

251 ±30

246

 

138 ±28

124

 

88 ±13

86

 

1

4

251 ±31

246

 

139 ±25

132

 

88 ± 9

86

 

2

8

253 ±28

247

 

129 ±23

124

 

85 ±18

78

 

3

12

250 ±29

242

 

122 ±10

122

 

84 ±17

80

 

4

4

250 ±31

242

 

121 ±12

120

.05

79 ± 8

80

.05

5

4

251 ±29

249

 

130 ±16

130

 

85 ±12

82

 

6

4

247 ±33

244

 

136 ±24

132

 

83 ±14

80

 

7

4

243 ±34

235

.002

132 ±24

124

 

78 ±12

76

.02

In 3 non-responders, where the Lovaza sequence was 4, 8, 12, 4, 4, 4, 4 g/day

Visit

Dose

Body weight (lb)

Systolic BP (mmHg)

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

  

Mean ± SD

median

p vs Visit 0

Mean ± SD

median

p vs Visit 0

Mean ± SD

median

p vs Visit 0

0

0

204 ±10

204

 

121 ±17

120

 

84 ±4

85

 

1

4

202 ±11

196

 

115 ±15

110

 

77 ±7

76

 

2

8

198 ±14

191

 

122 ±3

120

 

87 ±6

90

 

3

12

200 ±14

195

 

125 ±8

120

 

82 ±5

84

 

4

4

198 ±13

192

 

113 ±12

120

 

76 ±4

75

 

5

4

196 ±12

190

.02

126 ±14

134

 

79 ±10

77

 

6

4

204 ±11

204

 

129 ±1

129

 

82 ±0

82

 

7

4

202 ±19

202

 

123 ±24

123

 

82 ±11

82