Statins for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Women With Elevated High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein or Dyslipidemia: Results From the Justification for the Use of Statins in Prevention: An Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin (JUPITER) and Meta-Analysis of Women From Primary
Statins for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Women With Elevated High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein or Dyslipidemia: Results From the Justification for the Use of Statins in Prevention: An Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin (JUPITER) and Meta-Analysis of Women From Primary
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The use of statins in patients with manifest cardiovascular disease is established, with similar benefits seen in women and men, but statin use for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease is controversial, particularly for women. We analyzed sex-specific outcomes in the Justification for the Use of Statins in Prevention: An Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin (JUPITER) and conducted an updated meta-analysis of statin use for women in primary prevention (20 147 women; 276 cardiovascular disease events; mean age, 63 to 69 years). JUPITER was a multicenter randomized trial designed to assess the benefits and risks of statin therapy in apparently healthy individuals selected on the basis of elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, a marker of higher cardiovascular risk, without a concomitant elevation in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. JUPITER participants included 6801 women 60 years of age and 11 001 men 50 years of age with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein 2 mg/L and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol 130 mg/dL who were randomized to rosuvastatin 20 mg/d versus placebo. Absolute cardiovascular disease rates for rosuvastatin and placebo in JUPITER were lower for women than for men, but there were similar and significant relative risk reductions in both women (by 46%) and men (by 42%). In women, there was significant reduction in revascularization/unstable angina and nonsignificant reductions in other components of the primary end point. Furthermore, in this updated meta-analysis of statin therapy for primary prevention in women, statin allocation yielded a significant relative risk reduction in cardiovascular disease by one-third, similar to prior results in men and in secondary prevention in women. See p 1069.