Assessments of Treatment Effects on Postprandial
Lipemia and Brachial Artery Reactivity
The primary end points were the effects of orlistat treatment on PPL (assessed
using the AUC of TG [AUC-TG] 13) and BAR. Secondary end points included changes
in anthropomorphic parameters, lipid levels, and AUC values for non-TG lipids.
After 12 weeks, subjects underwent repeated assessments of serum lipid
parameters, oral fat-loading testing, and BAR. AUC values for lipid parameters
were calculated. The trapezoidal rule was used to calculate the incremental AUCs
for serum TG and lipoproteins, with the fasting value for each parameter used as
the baseline value. 14 Percentage changes from baseline in brachial artery diameter
and blood flow were calculated as described by previous investigators. 1°,11
Changes from baseline in anthropomorphic measures were calculated.