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. 2021 Jun 28;2021(6):CD014769. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014769

1. Draft summary of findings table.

Statins compared with placebo (or usual care or any control intervention) for the primary prevention of venous thromboembolism
Patient or population: participants without VTEa
Settings: hospital, outpatients or community
Intervention: statin (any)
Comparison: placebo (or usual care or any control intervention)
Outcomes Anticipated absolute effects * Relative effect
(95% CI) No of participants
(studies) Certainty of the evidence
(GRADE) Comments
Risk with placebo Risk with statin
VTE
(follow‐up)
Low risk population OR (value) ((value) to (value)) (value)
((value)) (Delete as
appropriate)
⊕⊝⊝⊝
very low
⊕⊕⊝⊝
low
⊕⊕⊕⊝
moderate
⊕⊕⊕⊕
high
 
(value) per 1000 (value) per 1000
((value) to (value))
Medium risk population
(value) per 1000 (value) per 1000
((value) to (value))
High risk population
(value) per 1000 (value) per 1000
((value) to (value))
DVT
(follow‐up)
Study population OR (value) ((value) to (value)) (value)
((value)) (Delete as
appropriate)
⊕⊝⊝⊝
very low
⊕⊕⊝⊝
low
⊕⊕⊕⊝
moderate
⊕⊕⊕⊕
high
 
(value) per 1000 (value) per 1000
((value) to (value))
PE
(follow‐up)
Study population OR (value) ((value) to (value)) (value)
((value)) (Delete as
appropriate)
⊕⊝⊝⊝
very low
⊕⊕⊝⊝
low
⊕⊕⊕⊝
moderate
⊕⊕⊕⊕
high
 
(value) per 1000 (value) per 1000
((value) to (value))
SAE
(follow‐up)
Study population OR (value) ((value) to (value)) (value)
((value)) (Delete as
appropriate)
⊕⊝⊝⊝
very low
⊕⊕⊝⊝
low
⊕⊕⊕⊝
moderate
⊕⊕⊕⊕
high
 
(value) per 1000 (value) per 1000
((value) to (value))
Mortality
(follow‐up)
Study population OR (value) ((value) to (value)) (value)
((value)) (Delete as
appropriate)
⊕⊝⊝⊝
very low
⊕⊕⊝⊝
low
⊕⊕⊕⊝
moderate
⊕⊕⊕⊕
high
 
(value) per 1000 (value) per 1000
((value) to [value))
*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).
CI: confidence interval; DVT: deep vein thrombosis; OR: odds ratio; PE: pulmonary embolism; SAE: serious adverse events; VTE: venous thromboembolism
GRADE Working Group grades of evidenceHigh certainty: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect
Moderate certainty: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: The true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different
Low certainty: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: The true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect
Very low certainty: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: The true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect

a Participants are healthy people, or with diseases other than VTE.