Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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• J Am Geriatr Soc · Jul 2015

  Meta Analysis

  Statins Provide Less Benefit in Populations with High Noncardiovascular Mortality Risk: Meta-Regression of Randomized Controlled Trials.

  To examine whether the benefit of statins varied according to cardiovascular (CV) and non-CV mortality of the treated population. ⋯ Benefits of statins may depend on the non-CV mortality risk of the treated population. This should be confirmed using individual-level data.

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