Table 2:

Number, incidence (per 100 person-years) and hazard ratios for Infections reported as adverse events during follow-up among the 17 802 trial participants

Intention-to-treat analysisAnalysis censored at cardiovascular or venous thrombosis event
InfectionRosuvastatin, no. (rate)Placebo, no. (rate)HR (95%CI)Rosuvastatin, no. (rate)Placebo, no. (rate)HR (95%CI)
Pneumonia214 (1.12)257 (1.35)0.83 (0.69–1.00)203 (1.06)251 (1.31)0.81 (0.67–0.97)
Any respiratory infection2644 (17.36)2688 (17.77)0.98 (0.93–1.03)2627 (17.26)2659 (17.61)0.98 (0.93–1.04)
Soft-tissue infection417 (2.23)480 (2.58)0.87 (0.76–0.99)412 (2.20)471 (2.53)0.87 (0.76–0.99)
Gastrointestinal infection334 (1.77)342 (1.81)0.98 (0.84–1.14)328 (1.74)339 (1.80)0.97 (0.83–1.13)
Urinary tract infection798 (4.39)787(4.33)1.01 (0.92–1.12)788 (4.33)767 (4.22)1.03 (0.93–1.14)
Gynecologic infection200 (1.04)252 (1.32)0.79 (0.66–0.95)199 (1.04)245 (1.29)0.81 (0.67–0.98)
Viral infection740 (4.04)723 (3.94)1.02 (0.92–1.14)731 (3.99)708 (3.86)1.03 (0.93–1.15)
Fungal infection130 (0.68)164 (0.86)0.79 (0.63–1.00)125 (0.65)162 (0.85)0.77 (0.61–0.97)
Systemic sepsis59 (0.31)56 (0.29)1.05 (0.73–1.52)57 (0.30)47 (0.24)1.21 (0.82–1.78)
  • Note: CI = confidence interval, HR = hazard ratio.