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. 2022 Sep 16;101(37):e30563. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030563

Table 3.

Analyses for the use of lipid-lowering therapies and CV outcomes.

Treatment Endpoint Participant (lipid-lowering therapies/placebo) RR 95% CI P value I2 (%)
Statins MI 15,710/15,640 0.65 0.47–0.88 .005 67
Stroke 12,261/12,264 0.76 0.42–1.39 .38 75
CV death 12,870/12,413 0.81 0.56–1.17 .26 78
Composite endpoint 15,132/15,134 0.92 0.63–1.34 .65 93
PCSK9-mAbs MI 14,631/14,455 0.73 0.65–0.82 <.001 0
Stroke 14,268/14,264 0.79 0.66–0.94 .01 0
CV death 14,261/13,867 0.43 0.04–5.30 .51 64
Ezetimibe MI 9474/9488 0.87 0.81–0.95 .001 0
Stroke 9424/9440 0.86 0.74–1.00 .05 0
CV death 9424/9440 1.00 0.89–1.12 .98 0

CI = confidence interval, CRP = C-reactive protein, CV = cardiovascular, MI = myocardial infarction, PCSK9-mAb = proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 monoclonal antibody, RR = risk ratio.