← Statins × blood pressure

Observational studyBMC cardiovascular disorders2014

Statins and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: cohort study using the UK clinical practice pesearch datalink.

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What moved togetherboth groups pooled, not the treatment’s effect

Correlation, not cause

Went with higher blood pressure

+4%+1% to +7%

Bigger than 1 in 10 on the map

As reported

HR 1.04, 95% CI 1.01–1.07

One number in the abstract

the abstract, start to end

… diagnosed hypertension at baseline (HR 1.04; 95% CI 1.01-1.07); and there …

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
could be chance
Blood pressure
HR 1.041.01–1.07
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