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.