tokens: Results During a median follow - up of 7.7 years , 852 ALS events occurred among statin initiators ( 11.3 [ 95 % CI : 10.6 - 12.1 ] events per 100,000 person - years ) and 1,679 among non - initiators ( 11.4 [ 95 % CI : 10.9 - 12.0 ] events per 100,000 person - years ) .