PMID: 6991620Jun 1, 1980Paper

Effect of prednisone dose spacing on plasma lipids

The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine
J H GallaR G Luke

Abstract

We have previously reported a low prevalence of hyperlipidemia in renal transplant recipients who were treated with alternate-day corticosteroid. To determine whether alternate-day prednisone per se is associated with lower plasma lipids than is daily prednisone, we studied 14 renal transplant recipients with good allograft function (serum creatinine less than 2.5 mg/dl) who were normolipidemic on alternate-day prednisone. All patients were treated with 6 months of daily prednisone (10.9 +/- 0.4 mg, mean +/- S.E.) and then returned to 6 months of alternate-day prednisone (21.6 +/- 1.0 mg). Mean plasma triglyceride, cholesterol, and cholesterol fractions on either regimen were normal and not different. There were no differences in fasting or 2 hr postprandial glucose and insulin levels. Twelve patients gained weight on daily prednisone, and 11 patients lost weight on reversion to alternate-day prednisone. The changes in ideal body weight in both periods correlated (p less than 0.05) with changes in plasma triglycerides. These data suggest that a daily prednisone regimen per se as compared to an alternate-day regimen does not dispose normolipidemic patients to hyperlipidemia. The factors contributing to the low prevalence of hype...Continue Reading

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