In people on statins, inflammation (measured as CRP) predicted mortality more strongly than did LDL cholesterol. Most patients were diabetic.

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Ridker PM et al.  "Inflammation and cholesterol as predictors of cardiovascular events among patients receiving statin therapy: a collaborative analysis of three randomised trials. Lancet. 2023 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00215-5.