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| 16 | For [[SELECT trial|SELECT]], the primary composite occurred in 8.0% of the placebo group and 6.5% of the semaglutide group over a mean 39.8 months. The absolute risk reduction is 1.5 percentage points, so the number needed to treat is 1/0.015 ≈ 67 over roughly 3.3 years.{{r|lincoff2023}} | 16 | For [[SELECT trial|SELECT]], the primary composite occurred in 8.0% of the placebo group and 6.5% of the semaglutide group over a mean 39.8 months. The absolute risk reduction is 1.5 percentage points, so the number needed to treat is 1/0.015 ≈ 67 over roughly 3.3 years.{{r|lincoff2023}} |
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| + | 18 | The corresponding relative figure — a hazard ratio of 0.80, or a 20% relative reduction — is the same result expressed differently and sounds considerably larger. Neither is wrong; they are the same arithmetic.{{r|laupacis1988}} | |
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| 18 | == References == | 20 | == References == |
| 19 | {{reflist}} | 21 | {{reflist}} |