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. 2012 Jan 10;20(5):197–201. doi: 10.1007/s12471-012-0243-4

Table 2.

Dose-specific proportional LDL-C lowering effects (95% confidence intervals) of atorvastatin and simvastatin[7]

Atorvastatin Simvastatin
Daily dose 10 mg 37.3% (33.8%–41.0%) 27.3% (25.4%–29.2%)
20 mg 43.1% (39.6%–46.9%) 32.1% (30.4%–34.0%)
40 mg 49.2% (44.2%–54.0%) 37.1% (34.6%–39.6%)
80 mg 55.0% (48.1%–61.7%) 41.9% (38.1%–45.6%)