Active Therapy |
% |
Placebo |
% |
ARR |
NNT |
|
| Number of subjects | 2365 |
2371 |
||||
| -- stroke | 96 |
0.041 |
149 |
0.063 |
0.022 |
45 |
| -- transient ischemic attack | 62 |
0.026 |
82 |
0.035 |
0.008 |
120 |
| -- acute MI | 50 |
0.021 |
74 |
0.031 |
0.010 |
100 |
| -- total deaths | 213 |
0.090 |
242 |
0.102 |
0.012 |
84 |
Thus, you would have to treat 84 patients for the duration of the study to prevent one death. Similarly, you would have to treat 45 for the duration of the study to prevent one stroke. Puts things into perspective, doesn't it?