Table 1

Patient demographics of ITT population


Rosuvastatin (n = 232)
Atorvastatin (n = 233)

Gender, male/female (%)
128/104 (55.2/44.8)
136/97 (58.4/41.6)
Race, white (%)
229 (98.7)
229 (98.3)
Mean age, years (SD)
63.5 (8.8)
65.0 (8.6)
Mean weight, kg (SD)
84.8 (14.3)
82.5 (13.5)
Mean BMI, kg/m2 (SD)
29.0 (3.6)
28.4 (3.6)
Mean baseline LDL-C, mmol/L (SD)
4.6 (0.85)
4.6 (0.82)a
Mean baseline HDL-C, mmol/L (SD)
1.2 (0.27)
1.2 (0.27)a
Mean baseline TG, mmol/L (SD)
2.0 (1.0)
2.0 (0.93)a

ITT: Intention to treat, SD: Standard deviation, BMI: Body mass index, LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG: Triglycerides

an = 232

Berne et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2005 4:7   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-4-7