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. 2017 Dec 19;14(1):1–21. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2018.72238
Age [year] 10-CVD risk Mean annual CVD risk until age 60 CVD events/1000 by age 60 CVD events/1000 prevented by statin* by age 60 NNT for 10 years to prevent one event
40 10% 1.5% 300 100 20
50 20% 2.0% 200 67 15

*Assumes statin decreases risk by one third.