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. 2020 Oct 20;2020(10):CD011748. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011748.pub3

4. Summary results – evolocumab compared with alternative lipid‐lowering treatments.

Outcome Number of studies Intervention Comparison Fixed‐effectOR (95% CI) Fixed‐effectRD (95% CI)
Events Available participants Events Available participants
Any CVD 1 4 145 3 73 0.66 (0.14 to 3.04) –0.01 (–0.07 to 0.04)
All‐cause mortality 3 6 3481 7 1742 0.43 (0.14 to 1.30) –0.00 (–0.01 to 0.01)
Any MI 3 9 3335 8 1668 0.66 (0.23 to 1.85) –0.00 (–0.00 to  0.00)
Any stroke 2 0 2599 0 1300 NA NA
Influenza 3 130 3481 53 1742 1.22 (0.88 to 1.70) 0.01 (–0.00 to 0.02)
Type 2 diabetes mellitus 2 3 3336 0 1669 3.52 (0.18 to 68.33) 0.001 (–0.001 to 0.002)
Any cancer —  —  NA  NA 
Hypertension 2 1 3336 0 1669 1.51 (0.06 to 37.04)  0.00 (–0.00 to 0.01)

CI: confidence interval; CVD: cardiovascular disease; MI: myocardial infarction; NA: not available; OR: odds ratio; RD: risk difference.