Table 2.

Percentage reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol with different statin doses (Adapted from Alexander et al. [32]).

Statin	LDL-C reduction, %
Pravastatin
10	22
20	32
40	34
80	37
Lovastatin
10	21
20	27
40	31
80	42
Simvastatin
5	26
10	30
20	38
40	41
80	47
Atorvastatin
10	39
20	43
40	50
80	60
Ezetimibe/simvastatin
10/10	45
10/20	52
10/40	55
10/80	60
Rosuvastatin
5	45
10	52
20	55
40	63