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Table 2 Laboratory Findings

From: Effects of ezetimibe/simvastatin 10/10 mg versus Rosuvastatin 10 mg on carotid atherosclerotic plaque inflammation

Characteristics

Ezetimibe /simvastatin (n = 25)

Rosuvastatin (n = 25)

p-value

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

 Baseline

174.2 ± 38.90

178.2 ± 31.80

0.689

 6 months

135.6 ± 23.65

129.4 ± 23.37

0.359

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

 Baseline

110.7 ± 46.88

115.0 ± 56.11

0.771

 6 months

113.8 ± 43.70

115.2 ± 44.93

0.914

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

 Baseline

114.3 ± 34.83

123.5 ± 34.29

0.349

 6 months

87.3 ± 20.00

81.1 ± 21.9

0.301

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

 Baseline

45.5 ± 8.93

45.7 ± 10.06

0.941

 6 months

45.2 ± 7.95

46.7 ± 8.32

0.490

Hs-CRP (mg/L)

 Baseline

0.34 ± 0.68

0.38 ± 0.43

0.801

 6 months

0.10 ± 0.17

0.11 ± 0.24

0.886

  1. Hs-CRP High sensitivity C-reactive protein