Women were less than half of the people tested for almost all of these common medicines.

NCT01516879

Durable Effect of PCSK9 Antibody CompARed wiTh placEbo Study

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905 people

474 womenmiddle line = equal numbers431 men
Phase
PHASE3
Paid for by
Amgen
Finished
2013-10-14
Health conditions
Hypercholesterolemia
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
18 Years – 80 Years
Average age
mean 56.1 years
Age 65+
Not reported
Weight (BMI)
Not reported
Pregnancy recorded
Not reported
Menopause recorded
Not reported
Results shown by sex
Not split by sex
Race
White 80.3% · Black / African American 8.4% · Asian 6.3% · Other 4.3% · American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% · More than one race 0.2% · Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Women left out

  • No heart disease

    Women with heart disease, heart rhythm problems or a past heart attack were turned away.

    “New York Heart Association (NYHA) II-IV heart failure, or last known left ventricular ejection fraction \< 30%”
  • No diabetes

    Women with diabetes were turned away.

    “Myocardial infarction, unstable angina, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or stroke within 3 months prior to randomization, type 1 diabetes, newly diagnosed or poorly controlled type 2 diabetes”

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