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Am Fam Physician. 2022;105(1):online

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BenefitsHarms
Primary outcomesNo adverse events were reported
 No one was helped (no death from any cause or from cardiovascular disease was prevented)
Secondary outcomes
 No one was helped (no coronary heart disease event, death from coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, heart attack, or stroke was prevented)

Study Population: Randomized controlled trials of adults (no upper age limit or gender limitations) at any risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) who were taking or not taking lipid-lowering medications; participants who were acutely ill, pregnant, or breastfeeding were excluded

Efficacy End Points: All-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality (from myocardial infarction, stroke, or sudden cardiac death), combined cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, cardiovascular morbidity [nonfatal myocardial infarction, angina, stroke, heart failure, peripheral vascular events, atrial fibrillation], and unplanned cardiovascular interventions); secondary outcomes included myocardial infarctions, stroke, coronary heart disease mortality, coronary heart disease events (myocardial infarction, angina, or sudden cardiac death), type 2 diabetes mellitus incidence, serum lipids and insulin sensitivity, cancer diagnoses and death, weight and body mass index, blood pressure, and quality of life (any measure)

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