Table 3

Results for patients with high cardiovascular risk

OutcomeStudies (n)Events (n)Patients (n)Summary effect (95% CI)Heterogeneity (I2), %Subgroup effect (p Value)
Patients with high cardiovascular risk
 All-cause mortality4291230RR 0.54 (0.26 to 1.14)0%0.13
 Cardiovascular mortality213754RR 0.25 (0.02 to 2.66)49%n.c.
 Myocardial infarction
  Fatal or non-fatal122532RR 0.20 (0.07 to 0.57)n.c.
  Fatal11532RR 0.30 (0.01 to 7.22)n.c.
  Non-fatal121532RR 0.21 (0.07 to 0.61)n.c.
 Stroke
  Fatal or non-fatal27754OR 0.38 (0.09 to 1.70)0%n.c.
  Fatal21754OR 7.26 (0.14 to 365.85)n.c.
  Non-fatal26754OR 0.23 (0.05 to 1.17)0%n.c.
 Heart failure
  Fatal or non-fatal13222RR 0.14 (0.01 to 2.69)n.c.
  Fatal11222RR 0.33 (0.01 to 7.95)n.c.
  Non-fatal12222RR 0.20 (0.01 to 4.05)n.c.
 Hospitalisation0
 Cardiovascular intervention19222RR 0.79 (0.22 to 2.85)n.c.
 Adverse event, any0
 Adverse event, gastrointestinal262501RR 2.41 (1.43 to 4.06)0%n.c.
  • n.c., not calculated; OR, Peto's OR; RR, relative risk.