Comparative efficacy of pitavastatin and simvastatin in patients with hypercholesterolemia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials.

Drug Des Devel Ther · 2015 · PMC4386788 · PMID 25848221

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did not reach statistical significanceP =0.06so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

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Simvastatin 20 mg showed a trend towards higher efficacy in lowering LDL cholesterol concentrations as compared with pitavastatin 2 mg, although the difference did not reach statistical significance (mean difference 2.19; 95% confidence interval −0.11, 4.49; P =0.06).

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