Rate per 1000 patient years | ||||
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Outcome | ACE inhibitors | Diuretics | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | NNT (CI)‡ |
†Composite outcome = all cardiovascular events and all cause mortality. Abbreviations defined in glossary; NNT and CI provided by author. | ||||
‡Number needed to treat with an ACE inhibitor based regimen for 5 years to prevent 1 additional first cardiovascular event or death within the first 5 years after treatment began. | ||||
Composite outcome | 56.1 | 59.8 | 0.89 (0.79 to 1.00) | 32 (18 to 445) |