Other lipid agents × cardiovascular events

TrialLipids in health and disease2026

Association of fenofibrate therapy with cardiovascular events and mortality in diabetes patients with early-diagnosed hyperlipidemia.

Huidan Liu et al.PubMed ↗Full text ↗Publisher ↗

What the trial testedrandomised · 3,861 people · 2026

Randomised comparison

Reduced deaths

−43%−59% to −21%

Bigger than 9 in 10 for all-cause mortality

As reported

HR 0.57, 95% CI 0.41–0.79 · the paper's word: All-cause mortality

Randomised comparison

Reduced cardiovascular events

−31%−45% to −12%

Bigger than 7 in 10 for cardiovascular events

As reported

HR 0.69, 95% CI 0.55–0.88

Randomised comparison

Reduced cardiovascular events

−53%−70% to −26%

Bigger than 9 in 10 for cardiovascular events

As reported

HR 0.47, 95% CI 0.30–0.74

Range includes no effect

No clear effect on deaths

+12%−19% to +55%

Bigger than 3 in 10 for all-cause mortality

As reported

HR 1.12, 95% CI 0.81–1.55 · the paper's word: All-cause mortality

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risk in the early-diagnosed group (HR = 0.57, 95% CI 0.41-0.79) but not in the late-diagnosed group (HR = 1.12, 95% CI 0.81-1.55; P for

risk in the early-diagnosed group (HR = 0.69, 95%CI 0.55-0.88), with a non-significant trend in the late-diagnosed group (HR = 0.86, 95%CI 0.64-1.16; P for

early-diagnosed hyperlipidemia group (HR 0.47, 95% CI 0.30-0.74; P for

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
could be chance
All-cause mortality
HR 0.570.41–0.79
Cardiovascular events
HR 0.690.55–0.88
All-cause mortality
HR 1.120.81–1.55
Cardiovascular events
HR 0.470.30–0.74
Cardiovascular events
HR 0.860.64–1.16
Other lipid agentsCardiovascular eventsAll-cause mortality

Other lipid agents × cardiovascular eventshelps?settled

unlikelylikely
0.800.50 without it

Other lipid agents × all-cause mortalityhelps?one trial

unlikelylikely
0.500.50 without it
← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
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