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Table 1 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics

From: Ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/40 mg versus atorvastatin 40 mg in high cardiovascular risk patients with primary hypercholesterolemia: a randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, multicenter study

 

EZ/Simva 10/40 mg

n (%)

Atorvastatin 40 mg

n (%)

Total

 

N = 120

N = 130

N = 250

Male

63 (52.5)

65 (50.0)

128 (51.2)

Mean age (SD)

58.9 (10.0)

59.7 (8.4)

59.3 (9.2)

Age ≥ 65 years

36 (30.0)

36 (27.7)

72 (28.8)

Race

   

   White

89 (74.2)

90 (69.2)

179 (71.6)

   Asian

21 (17.5)

24 (18.5)

45 (18)

   Multi-Racial

10 (8.3)

14 (10.8)

24 (9.6)

American Indian or Alaska

Native

0

1 (0.8)

1 (0.4)

   Black or African American

0

1 (0.8)

1 (0.4)

Ethnicity--Hispanic or Latino

25 (20.8)

29 (22.3)

54 (21.6)

Baseline LDL-C Stratum

   

   Stratum 1: ≥ 2.59 mmol/L (100 mg/dL) to < 3.36 mmol/L (130 mg/dL)

81 (67.5)

97 (74.6)

178 (71.2)

   Stratum 2: ≥ 3.36 mmol/L (130 mg/dL) to < 4.14 mmol/L (160 mg/dL)

39 (32.5)

33 (25.4)

72 (28.8)

BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

43 (37.1)

41 (32.3)

84 (34.6)

History of Diabetes

42 (35.0)

45 (34.6)

87 (34.8)

Clinical Characteristics, mean (SD)

   

LDL-C, mmol/L

mg/dL

3.16 (0.43)

122.00 (16.5)

3.08 (0.40)

119.01 (15.52)

3.12 (0.42)

120.44 (16.04)

Total Cholesterol, mmol/L

mg/dL

5.25 (0.55)

202.54 (21.1)

5.14 (0.60)

198.60 (23.11)

5.19 (0.59)

200.49 (22.21)

Triglycerides*, mmol/L

mg/dL

1.53 (0.76)

135.00 (66.98)

1.49 (0.76)

131.50 (66.98)

1.49 (0.76)

132.00 (66.98)

HDL-C, mmol/L

mg/dL

1.33 (0.33)

51.54 (12.87)

1.33 (0.35)

51.18 (13.28)

1.33 (0.34)

51.36 (13.06)

non-HDL-C, mmol/L

mg/dL

3.91 (0.51)

151.00 (19.56)

3.82 (0.51)

147.42 (19.68)

3.86 (0.51)

149.14 (19.67)

Apo B, g/L

(mg/dL)

1.20 (0.16)

119.87 (16.06)

1.17 (0.16)

117.32 (15.83)

1.19 (0.16)

118.54 (15.96)

Apo A-I, g/L

(mg/dL)

1.15 (0.25)

155.15 (24.78)

1.58 (0.28)

157.69 (28.28)

1.60 (0.27)

156.47 (26.63)

LDL-C/HDL-C

2.50 (0.64)

2.46 (0.65)

2.48 (0.64)

Total C/HDL-C

4.12 (0.89)

4.07 (0.91)

4.09 (0.9)

non-HDL-C/HDL-C

3.12 (0.89)

3.07 (0.91)

3.09 (0.90)

Apo B/Apo A-I

0.80 (0.17)

0.77 (0.18)

0.78 (0.18)

hs-CRP*, mg/L

2.15 (2.7)

2.10 (2.7)

2.10 (2.7)

  1. Apo, apolipoprotein; BMI, body mass index; EZ, ezetimibe; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SD, standard deviation; simva, simvastatin
  2. *Values are median and robust SD, calculated for triglycerides and hs-CRP as: interquartile range (IQR)/1.075, where IQR = 3rd quartile minus 1st quartile