Table 3.

Mortality according to randomised intervention groups^*. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise

Mortality	Clarithromycin (n=2172)	Placebo (n=2200)	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	P value
Cardiovascular	111 (5.1)	78 (3.5)	1.45 (1.09 to 1.92)	0.01
Non-cardiovascular	85 (3.9)	84 (3.8)	1.03 (0.76 to 1.41)	0.82
Non-classified	16 (0.7)	10 (0.5)	1.64 (0.75 to 2.11)	0.22
All cause	212 (9.8)	172 (7.8)	1.27 (1.03 to 1.54)	0.03

^*Based on Cox regression model including sex, previous myocardial infarction, and age as mandatory covariates. All non-fatal events were ignored.