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Table 3 Summary of mean fasting serum lipid concentrations at baseline and after 4 weeks by treatment. Analysis is for the modified intent-to-treat population, defined as all participants who received at least one dose of study drug and provided at least one post-randomization efficacy value

From: Omega-3 fatty acid exposure with a low-fat diet in patients with past hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis; an exploratory, randomized, open-label crossover study

Lipid parameter

OM3-CA 2 g

(n = 7)

OM3-CA 4 g

(n = 6)

OM3-EE 4 g

(n = 14a)

Fasting TG (mmol/L)

 Baseline

  Mean (SD)

22.4 (36.2)

8.5 (5.7)

9.6 (10.0)

 4-week endpoint

  Mean (SD)

15.8 (18.3)

5.7 (3.3)

8.2 (9.0)

  Mean change from baseline (SD)

−6.6 (18.6)

−2.8 (3.2)

−1.4 (4.1)

  Mean % change from baseline (SD)

−1.0 (41.0)

−25.6 (28.7)

−7.8 (40.0)

Fasting TC (mmol/L)

 Baseline

  Mean (SD)

7.2 (3.8)

4.9 (1.1)

5.6 (1.8)

 4-week endpoint

  Mean (SD)

5.8 (2.2)

4.5 (0.8)

4.9 (1.4)

  Mean change from baseline (SD)

−1.5 (1.8)

−0.4 (0.7)

−0.7 (1.2)

  Mean % change from baseline (SD)

−15.9 (11.2)

−6.2 (11.0)

−9.3 (16.6)

Fasting direct LDL-C (mmol/L)

 Baseline

  Mean (SD)

1.5 (0.9)

1.5 (0.8)

1.8 (0.8)

 4-week endpoint

  Mean (SD)

1.5 (0.7)

1.8 (0.5)

1.9 (1.0)

  Mean change from baseline (SD)

−0.1 (0.2)

0.3 (0.6)

0.1 (0.5)

  Mean % change from baseline (SD)

21.2 (71.6)

36.9 (51.6)

6.0 (29.4)

Fasting HDL-C (mmol/L)

 Baseline

  Mean (SD)

0.6 (0.2)

0.6 (0.1)

0.6 (0.2)

 4-week endpoint

  Mean (SD)

0.5 (0.2)

0.6 (0.1)

0.6 (0.2)

  Mean change from baseline (SD)

−0.04 (0.14)

0.05 (0.04)

−0.02 (0.12)

  Mean % change from baseline (SD)

−2.7 (24.7)

8.3 (7.3)

−1.0 (21.1)

Fasting VLDL-C (mmol/L)

 Baseline

  Mean (SD)

5.1 (4.7)

2.8 (1.5)

3.2 (2.3)

 4-week endpoint

  Mean (SD)

3.8 (2.8)

2.1 (1.1)

2.5 (1.7)

  Mean change from baseline (SD)

−1.3 (2.0)

−0.7 (0.8)

−0.7 (1.2)

  Mean % change from baseline (SD)

−17.8 (15.2)

−21.8 (22.5)

−13.3 (33.5)

Fasting non-HDL-C (mmol/L)

 Baseline

  Mean (SD)

6.7 (4.0)

4.3 (1.2)

5.0 (1.9)

 4-week endpoint

  Mean (SD)

5.2 (2.4)

3.9 (0.9)

4.3 (1.5)

  Mean change from baseline (SD)

−1.4 (1.8)

−0.4 (0.7)

−0.6 (1.3)

  Mean % change from baseline (SD)

−16.3 (12.9)

−7.9 (11.7)

−9.7 (18.9)

Fasting TC:HDL-C

 Baseline

  Mean (SD)

19.0 (22.3)

9.0 (3.1)

9.9 (4.7)

 4-week endpoint

  Mean (SD)

14.2 (11.6)

7.7 (1.9)

9.0 (4.5)

  Mean change from baseline (SD)

−4.8 (12.9)

−1.3 (1.9)

−0.9 (2.8)

  Mean % change from baseline (SD)

−6.8 (32.2)

−12.6 (12.7)

−4.6 (26.9)

  1. aOne patient on treatment sequence OM3-EE 4 g: OM3-CA 4 g discontinued from the study during treatment period I with valid lipid values measured at an unscheduled post-baseline visit. Therefore, this patient was included in treatment period I under OM3-EE 4 g but not in period II under OM3-CA 4 g. HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, OM3-CA omega-3 carboxylic acids, OM3-EE omega-3 ethyl esters, SD standard deviation, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, VLDL-C very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol