Cochrane · systematic review · CD012735
Pitavastatin for lowering lipids
Adams, SP, Alaeiilkhchi, N, Wright, JM · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library
HypertensionAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
18
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
9
Included studies
NR
No studies 9 · 50%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 9 · 50%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Low‐density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol‐lowering efficacy of pitavastatin
Population: participants with normal or abnormal lipid profiles
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
pitavastatin dose | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
mg/day | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 759 participants | High |
mg/day | no estimate extracted | 36 studies · 3847 participants | High |
mg/day | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 469 participants | High |
CI: Confidence interval | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
aMean baseline values. | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Total cholesterol‐lowering efficacy of pitavastatin
Population: participants with normal or abnormal lipid profiles
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pitavastatin dose | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
mg/day | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 777 participants | High |
mg/day | no estimate extracted | 32 studies · 2789 participants | High |
mg/day | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 477 participants | High |
CI: Confidence interval | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
aMean baseline values. | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Triglyceride‐lowering efficacy of pitavastatin
Population: participants with normal or abnormal lipid profiles
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pitavastatin dose | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
mg/day | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 673 participants | High |
mg/day | no estimate extracted | 26 studies · 2035 participants | High |
mg/day | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 424 participants | High |
CI: Confidence interval | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
aMean baseline values. | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |