quantitative
Analysis v1
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Taking cholesterol-lowering meds can save lives, but you’d need to give them to nearly 800 people for years to prevent just one death from any cause — and over 1,000 to prevent one heart-related death. So while it helps overall, most people won’t see a direct benefit unless they’re already at high risk.
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Extent of Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction and All-cause and Cardiovascular Mortality Benefit: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
Human
2023 Jan 1This study found that you’d need to treat over 750 people with cholesterol-lowering drugs for years to prevent just one death, meaning most people won’t see a direct benefit — which is exactly what the claim says.
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