TY  - JOUR
T1  - USe of statins in healthy men—reply
AU  - Redberg RF, Katz MH
Y1  - 2012/08/15
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.8732
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 666
EP  - 667
VL  - 308
IS  - 7
N2  - 
Dr Beckman suggests that Ray et al1 should have used a fixed-effects model instead of a random-effects model. However, given the different types of studies involved, it is more appropriate to assume that the true effect varies between studies and perform a random-effects model. Furthermore, even with the fixed-effect model, the result is not significant (ie, the upper confidence limit includes 1.00) or no benefit from statins.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.8732
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.8732
ER  -