Lipids and Atherogenic Indices Fluctuation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients on Long-Term Tocilizumab Treatment

Figure 1

Changes in total cholesterol (Tot-Chol), non-HDL cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and triglyceride (TG) plasmatic levels during tocilizumab treatment. The peak change in Tot-Chol is at 12 weeks and in non-HDL-, LDL-, and HDL-Chol, and TG is at 24 weeks; after that, lipids come down by 52 weeks but remain still significantly elevated compared to the baseline only for Tot-Chol and TG. and vs. baseline; vs. 24 weeks.