Table 4

Adverse events occurring in ≥ 3% of patients in any treatment group


Number (%) of patients with adverse event

Adverse event
Rosuvastatin (n = 233)
Atorvastatin (n = 236)

Nasopharyngitis
23 (9.9)
19 (8.1)
Myalgia
13 (5.6)
7 (3.0)
Inadequately controlled diabetes mellitus
14 (6.0)
11 (4.6)
Constipation
9 (3.9)
6 (2.5)
Headache
6 (2.6)
7 (3.0)
Urinary tract infection
9 (3.9)
2 (0.9)
Arthralgia
1 (0.4)
9 (3.8)

Berne et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2005 4:7   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-4-7