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Adverse events occurring in ≥ 3% of patients in any treatment group
| Number (%) of patients with adverse event | ||
| Adverse event | Rosuvastatin (n = 233) | Atorvastatin (n = 236) |
| Nasopharyngitis | 23 (9.9) | 19 (8.1) |
| Myalgia | 13 (5.6) | 7 (3.0) |
| Inadequately controlled diabetes mellitus | 14 (6.0) | 11 (4.6) |
| Constipation | 9 (3.9) | 6 (2.5) |
| Headache | 6 (2.6) | 7 (3.0) |
| Urinary tract infection | 9 (3.9) | 2 (0.9) |
| Arthralgia | 1 (0.4) | 9 (3.8) |
