Research Article

Real-World Evidence Evaluation on the Lipid Profile, Therapeutic Goals, and Safety of the Fixed-Dose Combination of Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe (Trezete®) in Dyslipidemia Patients

Table 2

Changes in biochemical markers at 8 and 16 weeks of treatment.

VariableBaseline8 weeks16 weeks

Glucose (mg/dL)113.0 (93.0; 172.0)107.0 (90.0; 154.0)0.103112.0 (95.0; 152.0)0.383
Urea (mg/dL)32.0 (27.4; 38.0)31.0 (25.0; 40.0)0.88431.6 (26.0; 37.0)0.781
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.85 (0.68; 1.01)0.8 (0.66; 0.94)0.0290.80 (0.68; 0.94)0.030
Uric Acid(mg/dL)5.8 ± 1.45.6 ± 1.40.0025.4 ± 1.50.002
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)199.1 ± 60.1132.5 ± 48.30.001134.4 ± 47.20.001
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)38.9 (33.0; 47.0)39.8 (33.2; 49.5)0.96838.7 (33.4; 46.29)0.400
Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)154.2 ± 59.290.7 ± 48.50.00194.2 ± 45.40.001
Triglycerides (mg/dL)219 (126.0; 336.0)154.0 (107.0; 218.5)0.001156.0 (108.0; 231.0)0.001
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)119.0 (75.4; 143.6)46.6 (38.4; 74.8)0.00151.7 (38.5; 79.0)0.001
VLDL cholesterol (mg/dL)34.0 (22.0; 52.0)27.0 (19.5; 33.0)0.00124.0 (19.0; 33.0)0.001
Atherogenic Index0.75 (0.43; 0.94)0.59 (0.39; 0.78)0.0010.62 (0.42; 0.75)0.002

baseline vs 8 weeks;  + baseline vs 16 weeks; 8 weeks vs 16 weeks. The nonparametric Wilcoxon rank sum test for nonnormal variables and the paired T-student test for data with normal distribution. The variable with the smallest number of subjects was VLDL-C with 81 patients for the 16th week.