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Risk of death from any cause associated with the use of statins (versus no statins) in patients at low cardiovascular risk (observed 10-year risk of cardiovascular-related death or nonfatal myocardial infarction < 20%). A relative risk (RR) of less than 1.0 indicates fewer deaths with the use of statins. CI = confidence interval. *Lovastatin, fluvastatin, pravastatin and simvastatin. †Rosuvastatin and atorvastatin. For complete study names, see Box 1.
