Risk Ratio for Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in 59 Randomized Controlled Trials of Cholesterol-Lowering Interventions Statins0.69 ( ) n=13 (16,228/11,279) n-3 fatty acids0.44 ( ) n=3 (1,348/1,349) Fibrates0.98 ( ) n=12 (9,873/11,496) Resins0.71 ( ) n=8 (3,280/3,257 Hormones1.04 ( ) n=8 (4,516/9,039) Niacin acids0.85 ( ) n=2 (1,196/2,932) Diet0.91 ( ) n=16 (48,481/59,042) Risk Ratio % 95% CI BenefitHarm Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1999;19:
Risk Ratio for Overall Mortality in 59 Randomized Controlled Trials of Cholesterol-Lowering Interventions Statins0.79 ( ) n=13 (16,228/11,279) n-3 fatty acids0.66 ( ) n=3 (1,348/1,349) Fibrates1.06 ( ) n=12 (9,873/11,496) Resins0.85 ( ) n=8 (3,280/3,257 Hormones1.09 ( ) n=8 (4,516/9,039) Niacin acids0.96 ( ) n=2 (1,196/2,932) Diet0.97 ( ) n=16 (48,441/59,042) Risk Ratio % 95% CI BenefitHarm Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1999;19:
Risk Ratio for Mortality Other Than From CHD in 59 Randomized Controlled Trials of Cholesterol-Lowering Interventions Statins0.97 ( ) n=13 (16,228/11,279) n-3 fatty acids1.16 ( ) n=3 (1,348/1,349) Fibrates1.16 ( ) n=12 (9,873/11,496) Resins1.07 ( ) n=8 (3,280/3,257 Hormones1.29 ( ) n=8 (4,516/9,039) Niacin acids0.99 ( ) n=2 (1,196/2,932) Diet1.00 ( ) n=16 (48,481/59,042) Risk Ratio % 95% CI BenefitHarm Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1999;19: