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Brain & Heart                                                       Pemafibrate in patients with dyslipidemia



              The non-HDL levels significantly decreased following   was no significant difference in the percent change of TG
            treatment with pemafibrate 0.2  mg/day compared to   between patients treated with pemafibrate at 0.2 mg/day
            placebo (MD: −7.70; 95% CI: −10.66 – −4.74; P < 0.00001;   compared to those treated with fenofibrate at 200 mg/day
            I²  =  33%)  (Figure  12).  Pemafibrate  at  0.2  mg/day  also   (Figure 15) (MD: −2.90; 95% CI: −12.90 – 7.11; P = 0.57;
            demonstrated a greater decrease in TC (MD: −2.58; 95%   I² = 83%).
            CI: −4.96 – −0.20]; P = 0.03; I² = 38%) (Figure 13) and TG   When comparing 0.1  mg/day of pemafibrate with
            levels (MD: −47.30; 95% CI: −53.99 – −40.60; P = 0.00001;   placebo, HDL levels significantly increased with
            I² = 47%) (Figure 14) compared to placebo. However, LDL   pemafibrate therapy (MD: 13.82; 95% CI: 6.70 – 20.95;
            levels were lower in the placebo group (MD: 11.42; 95%   P = 0.0001; I² = 81%) (Figure 16). TG levels (MD: −43.72;
            CI: 5.52 – 17.32; P = 0.0001; I² = 60%). In addition, there   95% CI: −53.51 – −33.93; P < 0.00001; I² = 60%) (Figure 17),














            Figure 9. Significantly higher high-density lipoprotein levels following treatment with pemafibrate at 0.4 mg/day.















            Figure 10. No difference in the incidence of adverse events between groups.















            Figure 11. No difference in total cholesterol levels between the groups.











            Figure 12. Significantly lower non-high-density lipoprotein levels following treatment with pemafibrate at 0.2 mg/day.


            Volume 1 Issue 2 (2023)                         7                         https://doi.org/10.36922/bh.1629
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