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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Comparing the combination therapy of ezetimibe and atorvastatin with atorvastatin monotherapy for regulating blood lipids: a systematic review and meta-analyse

Author, year, country, Reference

Study design

Dose (mg)

Included number

LDL-C

HDL-C

TC

TG

E + A

A

Mean

Treatment difference (95% CI)

Mean

Treatment difference (95% CI)

Mean

Treatment difference (95% CI)

Mean

Treatment difference (95% CI)

Matsue,Y., 2013,Japan,19

randomized, open-labeled, parallel-group

E10 + A10/A20

115

128

−16.7

(−18.34,-15.06)

0.47

(−2.05,2.99)

−9.6

(−11.07,-8.13)

−5.3

(− 9.59,-1.01)

Teramoto,T., 2012,Japan,20

multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel-group

E10 + A10/A20

47

46

−10.6

(−15.4,-5.8)

4

(−0.3,8.3)

− 7.6

(− 11.4,− 3.8)

-3

(−18.8,12.7)

Ben-Yehuda,O., 2011,USA,21

multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-arm

(a)E10 + A10/A20 (b)E10 + A10/A20

404

111

408

107

−13.6

− 14.5

(− 16,-11.2)

(− 19.1,-9.8)

1.3

4.2

(− 0.5,3.1)

(0.7,7.6)

−7.8

− 8.4

(−9.4,-6.2)

(− 11.5,-5.3)

− 5.7

− 7.6

(− 8.9,-2.4)

(− 13.3,-2)

Zieve,F., 2010,Russia,22

multicenter, randomized, doubleblind, parallel-arm

E10 + A10/A20

515

515

− 14

(− 16,-12)

2

(0.3,4)

−8

(− 9,-7)

−6

(− 9,-3)

Stein,E., 2004,Spain,23

multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled

E10 + A10/A20

293

303

−14.8

(− 16.74,-12.86)

0.8

(− 0.86,2.46)

− 11.2

(− 12.86,-9.54)

−5.4

(− 10.11,-0.69)

Padhy,B.M., 2013,India,24

randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, comparator-controlled

E10 + A10/A10

15

15

−19.9

(−32.4,-7.4)

6.3

(−7.2,19.8)

−14.4

(−27.7,-1)

−33

(−54.1,-11.9)

Blagden,M.D., 2007,UK,25

randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, placebocontrolled

E10 + A10/A10

72

76

−14.1

(− 17.9,-10.2)

−0.3

(−4.3,3.6)

−9.2

(− 12.4,-6)

−8.3

NR

Bays,H.E., 2011,USA,26

multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group

(a)E10 + A20/A40 (b)E10 + A20/A40 (c)E10 + A40/A80 (d)E10 + A40/A80

73

19

176

101

64

28

159

120

−21.9

−13.8

− 15.4

− 18.3

(− 28.1,-15.6)

(− 24.6,-3)

(− 19.4,-11.3)

(− 23.2,-13.3)

3

− 0.1

− 0.2

1.5

(−1.9,7.9)

(− 8.7,8.5)

(− 2.3,1.9)

(−1.1,4.1)

− 13.2

− 9.4

− 9.6

− 10.7

(− 17.5,-9)

(− 16.7,-2.1)

(− 12.3,-7)

(− 13.9,-7.4)

−7.6

− 11.8

− 6.7

− 7.9

(−19,3)

(− 25.4,1.3)

(− 12.5,-1.2)

(− 14.5,-1.7)

Conard,S.E., 2008,USA,27

multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group

E10 + A20/A40

92

92

−20

(−25,-15)

2

(−2,7)

−12

(− 16,− 9)

-9

(− 18,0)

Conard,S.E., 2010,USA,28

multicentre, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group

(a)E10 + A40/A80 (b)E10 + A40/A80 (c)E10 + A40/A80

61

67

149

66

68

145

−14.3

− 16

− 17.4

(− 20.9,-7.8)

(− 22.3,-9.6)

(− 21.7,-13.1)

2

1.9

− 0.8

(−1.4,5.4)

(−1.4,5.2)

(− 3,1.4

−8.9

− 10.1

− 10.4

(−13.2,-4.6)

(− 14.2,-5.9)

(− 13.2,-7.6)

−6.4

− 7.2

− 7.7

(− 15.1,2.3)

(− 15.9,1.6)

(− 13.6,-1.8)

Leiter,L.A., 2008,Canada,29

multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group

E10 + A40/A80

277

279

−16

(−19,-13)

0

(−1,2)

−10

(− 12,-8)

− 7

(− 11,-3)