Efficacy and Safety of Prescription Omega-3 Fatty Acids Added to Stable Statin Therapy in Korean Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertriglyceridemia: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Authors
- 손장원; 김철희; 남문석; 박이병; 유순집
- Issue Date
- Sep-2019
- Publisher
- 한국지질동맥경화학회
- Keywords
- Diabetes mellitus; type 2; Hypertriglyceridemia; Fatty acids; omega-3
- Citation
- 지질·동맥경화학회지, v.8, no.2, pp.221 - 231
- Journal Title
- 지질·동맥경화학회지
- Volume
- 8
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 221
- End Page
- 231
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/2249
- DOI
- 10.12997/jla.2019.8.2.221
- ISSN
- 2287-2892
- Abstract
- Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of omega-3 fatty acids added to statin monotherapy in Korean patients with type 2 diabetes who have persistent hypertriglyceridemia despite statin therapy.
Methods This study was a randomized controlled trial conducted in 4 clinical sites between February 2009 and February 2011. The inclusion criteria were patients with type 2 diabetes who had received ≥6 weeks of statin therapy and had fasting triglyceride (TG) levels ≥1.7mmol/L and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels <2.6 mmol/L. The study regimen consisted of 16 weeks of randomized treatment with omega-3 fatty acids (4 g/day) plus a statin (n=26) or statin only (n=30). The primary endpoint was the change from baseline to final visit in mean TG level.
Results A total of 56 participants were analyzed. At week 16, the change in the TG level in the combination therapy group differed significantly from the change in the statin monotherapy group (−34.8% vs. −15.2%, p=0.0176). Treatment with omega-3 fatty acids plus a statin was also associated with a significant decrease in non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol compared with baseline, but the difference was not significant compared with the statin monotherapy group (−8.0% vs. −2.5%, p=0.165). The changes in LDL cholesterol and HbA1c levels did not differ significantly between groups. The study medications were well tolerated, and adverse events were comparable between two groups.
Conclusion Adding omega-3 fatty acids to statin treatment reduced TG levels more effectively than statin monotherapy without undesirable effects in Korean type 2 diabetic patients who had hypertriglyceridemia despite well-controlled LDL cholesterol on stable statin therapy.
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