Selvom total mortalitet var den samme i de to grupper efter fem år, var der i en 15- årig kumulativ follow- up- undersøgelse 11% færre dødsfald i nicotinsyregruppen sammenlignet med placebokohorten.
Though total mortality was similar in the two groups at five years, in a fifteen-year cumulative follow-up there were 11% fewer deaths in the nicotinic acid group compared to the placebo cohort.