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SynthesisJAMA cardiology2018

Efficacy and Safety of Further Lowering of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Patients Starting With Very Low Levels: A Meta-analysis.

Marc S Sabatine et al.PubMed ↗Full text ↗Publisher ↗

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

Correlation, not cause

Went with lower lipids

−0.78−0.94 to −0.65

As reported

difference −0.78, 95% CI −0.94 to −0.65

Correlation, not cause

Went with lower lipids

−0.79−0.88 to −0.70

As reported

difference −0.79, 95% CI −0.88 to −0.70

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the abstract, start to end

… (38.7-mg/dL) reduction in LDL-C was 0.78 (95% CI, 0.65-0.94).

… (38.7-mg/dL) reduction in LDL-C was 0.79 (95% CI, 0.70-0.88).

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