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Table 2 Characters for non-cancer participants in nine placebo-controlled and standard care-controlled statin trials

From: Intensified low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol target of statin therapy and cancer risk: a meta-analysis

Study

Cancer outcome

Relative LDL-c reduction

endpoint LDL-c (mmol/L)

New cancer cases

Number in statin group

Number in control group

New cancer in satin group

New cancer in control group

HPS

CNS, Gastrointestinal, genitourinary, respiratory et al.

32.35 %

2.3

3493

10269

10267

1749

1744

AURORA

Not specified

43 %

1.1

225

1389

1384

107

118

CARDS

Not specified

below 2.59 mmol/L

1.99

141

1428

1410

69

72

JUPITER

Not specified

49 %

1.42

612

8901

8901

298

314

GDDS

Not specified

42 %

1.86

83

619

636

39

44

ALLIANCE

Not specified

34.30 %

2.5

144

1217

1225

67

77

PROSPER

Gastrointestinal, genitourinary, respiratory et al.

34 %

2.5

444

2891

2913

245

199

LIPS

Gastrointestinal, genitourinary, respiratory, CNS et al.

below 2.59 mmol/L

2.48

32

844

833

14

18

4S

Gastrointestinal

35 %

3.17

205

2221

2223

103

102

TOTAL

   

5379

29779

29792

2691

2688