Number, stance and theme of articles mentioning statins (1 October 2013 to 31 March 2014)
| The Telegraph | Daily Mail | The Guardian | Daily Mirror | Total | |
| Number of articles | 25 | 20 | 11 | 11* | 67 |
| Frequency of article type | |||||
| Study report/response | 10 (40.0%) | 13 (65.0%) | 6 (54.5%) | 10 (90.9%) | 39 (58.0%) |
| Commentary | 3 (12.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 2 (18.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (9.0%) |
| Q&A | 2 (8.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (4.5%) |
| Personal story | 1 (4.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 1 (9.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (4.5%) |
| News report | 1** (4.0%) | 1** (5.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1** (9.1%) | 3 (4.5%) |
| Letters | 4 (16.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (6.0%) |
| Expert/’celebrity’ commentator | 3 (12.0%) | 2 (10.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (7.5%) |
| Other | 1 (4.0%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (18.2%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (6.0%) |
| Statins main topic | |||||
| Main topic | 18 (72.0%) | 14 (70.0%) | 10 (90.9%) | 3 (27.3%) | 45 (67.2%) |
| Secondary topic | 7 (28.0%) | 6 (30.0%) | 1 (9.1%) | 8 (72.7%) | 22 (32.8%) |
| Positive/negative | |||||
| Positive | 2 (8.0%) | 8 (40.0%) | 3 (27.3%) | 4 (36.4%) | 17 (25.4%) |
| Neutral | 3 (12.0%) | 2 (10.0%) | 5 (45.4%) | 3 (27.2%) | 13 (19.4%) |
| Negative | 20 (80.0%) | 10 (50.0%) | 3 (27.3%) | 4 (36.4%) | 37 (55.2%) |
*One article was excluded.
**Publication of NICE and US guidelines on the use of statins.