Table 1.

Published studies reporting the frequency of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in statin users and non-users.

StudyTypeNo. of participantsDrugResult
Hazard ratios (HR), odds ratios (OR), and incidence rate ratio (IRR) with 95% confidence intervals for comparisons of VTE prevalence in statin users versus non-users*, and statin use or non-use in persons with or without VTE**. 
+VTE events/100 person-years. 
RCT indicates randomized controlled trial; HERS, Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study. 
Glynn 20094  RCT (secondary outcome) 8901/8901* Rosuvastatin HR 0.57 (0.37–0.86) + 
Ramcharan 20095  Case-control 4538/5914** Any statin OR 0.55 (0.46–0.67) 
Sorensen 20096  Case-control 5824/58240** Any statin OR 0.74 (0.63–0.85) 
Smeeth 20098  Cohort study 129,288/600,241* Any statin HR no statin vs. statin 1.18 (1.06–1.31) 
Lacut 20049  Case-control 377/377** Any statin OR 0.42 (0.23–0.76) 
Herrington 200210  Nonrandomized comparison (part of HERS) 1712/1051* Any statin HR 0.40 (0.18–0.91) 
Yang 200211  Retrospective cohort study 22,993/61,100* Any statin IRR current/recent statin use 0.8 (0.3–2.7) 
Ray 200112  Retrospective cohort study 77,993/47,869* Any statin HR 0.78 (0.69–0.87) 
StudyTypeNo. of participantsDrugResult
Hazard ratios (HR), odds ratios (OR), and incidence rate ratio (IRR) with 95% confidence intervals for comparisons of VTE prevalence in statin users versus non-users*, and statin use or non-use in persons with or without VTE**. 
+VTE events/100 person-years. 
RCT indicates randomized controlled trial; HERS, Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study. 
Glynn 20094  RCT (secondary outcome) 8901/8901* Rosuvastatin HR 0.57 (0.37–0.86) + 
Ramcharan 20095  Case-control 4538/5914** Any statin OR 0.55 (0.46–0.67) 
Sorensen 20096  Case-control 5824/58240** Any statin OR 0.74 (0.63–0.85) 
Smeeth 20098  Cohort study 129,288/600,241* Any statin HR no statin vs. statin 1.18 (1.06–1.31) 
Lacut 20049  Case-control 377/377** Any statin OR 0.42 (0.23–0.76) 
Herrington 200210  Nonrandomized comparison (part of HERS) 1712/1051* Any statin HR 0.40 (0.18–0.91) 
Yang 200211  Retrospective cohort study 22,993/61,100* Any statin IRR current/recent statin use 0.8 (0.3–2.7) 
Ray 200112  Retrospective cohort study 77,993/47,869* Any statin HR 0.78 (0.69–0.87)