Table 6. Percentage of deceased among persistent patients.

		Min	ASL associated with min	Max	ASL associated with max	Mean Diff. (in %)	p-value
Metformin	Branded	0.0485	Pavia	0.0906	Lecco	−0.23	N.S.
A10BA02	Generic	0.0437	Pavia	0.0878	Lecco
Amlodipine	Branded	0.0699	Pavia	0.1191	Melegnano	−1.93	<0.0001
C08CA01	Generic	0.0613	Pavia	0.0975	Bergamo
Simvastatin	Branded	0.0517	Pavia	0.0850	Bergamo	−1.35	<0.0001
C10AA01	Generic	0.0492	Pavia	0.0697	Melegnano
Sertraline	Branded	0.0900	Pavia	0.1603	Lecco	−1.15	N.S.
N06AB06	Generic	0.0803	Pavia	0.1161	Melegnano
Propafenone	Branded	0.0543	Pavia	0.0895	Milano city	3.09	0.0119
C01BC03	Generic	0.0893	Milano city	0.1797	Melegnano
Alendronate	Branded	0.6940	Pavia	0.1200	Bergamo	−1.06	N.S.
M05BA04	Generic	0.0689	Milano city	0.1034	Bergamo

ASL: Local Healthcare Units. ASLs enrolled: Milano city; Lecco; Bergamo; Pavia; Milano2.

N.S. not statistically significant.