Table 3

Characteristics of participants in the included studies

Treatment
group
Patients,NAge,yearsMales,NViral/alcoholic
aetiology, N
Child–Pugh class A/B/C, NAscites,
N
Previous
variceal bleeding, N
Mohanty et al 24 Statins68556671685/0NRNRNR
Nonusers20625620212062/0NRNRNR
Abraldes et al 25 Statins285817NR18/10/0146
Nonusers275621NR16/8/3169
Abraldes et al 10 Statins69574520/4915/68/1715NR
Nonusers78575319/5524/62/1416NR
Alvarado-Tapias et al 26 Statins435631NRNRNRNR
Nonusers445435NRNRNRNR
Bishnu et al 27 Statins114490/4NR56
Nonusers1247121/6NR65
Flores et al 28 Statins114623NRNRNRNR
Nonusers114330NRNRNRNR
Pollo-Flores et al 29 Statins11576NRNR25
Nonusers13597NRNR33
Rajan et al 30 Statins445130NRNRNRNR
Nonusers465335NRNRNRNR
  • NR, not reported.