. 2020 Oct 16;8(1):31–38. doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcaa072

Table 1.

Rate ratios of CV events per mmol/L of LDL-C reduction, utility values, and costs for CV events and procedures

	RR per mmol/L (≈39 mg/dL) LDL-C reduction	Utility values		Direct costs, SEK^a		Indirect costs, SEK^a
	RR per mmol/L (≈39 mg/dL) LDL-C reduction	First year	Subsequent years	First year	Subsequent years	First year
Non-fatal MI	0.73	0.672	0.824	86 014	23 406	32 447
Non-fatal IS	0.77	0.327	0.524	86 158	18 557	63 519
CV death	0.86	0.000	–	12 994	–	–
Revascularization	0.75	–	–	77 138	–	–

Exchange rate: 1 SEK ≈ 0.095 EUR.

CV, cardiovascular; IS, ischaemic stroke; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MI, myocardial infarction; RR, rate ratio; SEK, Swedish Kronor.

^{^a}

Costs were inflated to 2019 SEK using the consumer price index for health set by Statistics Sweden.