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. 2023 Oct 8;24(10):286. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2410286

Table 2.

Aggregated RR and relative CrI of different treatment options in patients with cardiovascular disease derived from a three-node network meta-analysis.

Intervention RR (95% CrI) estimates derived from NMA SUCRA
PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies vs. placebo Bempedoic acid vs. placebo PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies vs. bempedoic acid PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies Bempedoic acid Placebo
Safety outcomes
New-onset diabetes 1.00 (0.93, 1.07) 0.72 (0.53, 0.99) 1.38 (1.00, 1.92) 0.28 0.97 0.24
Serious adverse events 0.97 (0.94, 1.01) 1.06 (0.89, 1.27) 0.92 (0.77, 1.10) 0.88 0.22 0.40
Neurocognitive disorders 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) 0.93 (0.40, 2.30) 1.07 (0.43, 2.49) 0.49 0.57 0.44
Efficacy outcomes
Composite cardiovascular outcome 0.85 (0.81, 0.90) 0.75 (0.57, 0.99) 1.14 (0.85, 1.51) 0.60 0.89 0.01
All-cause death 0.94 (0.86, 1.04) 2.53 (0.94, 8.98) 0.37 (0.10, 1.01) 0.93 0.03 0.54
Cardiovascular death 0.95 (0.84, 1.07) 1.78 (0.52, 8.64) 0.53 (0.11, 1.83) 0.82 0.18 0.50

NMA, network meta-analysis; CrI, credible interval; SUCRA, surface under the cumulative ranking curve; RR, relative risk; PCSK9, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexintype 9.