Table 1.

Characteristics of Statin Users, MEPS 2008 to 2019.

MEPS Cycle	2008–2009	2010–2011	2012–2013	2014–2015	2016–2017	2018–2019	Total	P-value**
Total Number of Statin Users (Unweighted)	6,662	4,945	7,740	7,544	7,999	8,631	43,521
Total Number of Statin Users* (Weighted)	31	24	37	38	41	92	266
Characteristics
Mean age[SE], years	57.7[0.2]	58.3[0.2]	58.7[0.2]	59.2[0.2]	59.6[0.2]	62.9[0.2]	59[0.1]	0.000
Age category (%)
40–49	32	32	32	28	27	15	27	0.000
50–59	29	29	30	30	28	21	28
60–69	19	20	21	22	22	28	23
≥70	18	18	16	19	21	35	22
Gender (%)
Male	47	45	46	45	45	48	46	0.000
Female	53	54	53	55	55	52	54
Race/ethnicity (%)
Whites	75	55	43	44	47	63	41	0.000
Black	10	18	21	21	19	13	15
Hispanics	10	19	25	24	25	15	21
Asians	4	7	8	8	7	5	20
Other	0	0	2	2	2	3	2
Medical history (%)
Hypertension	46	47	47	49	48	59	50	0.000
CHD	10	8	7	9	8	13	9	0.000
High lipids	44	42	41	45	43	65	47	0.000
Stroke	6	5	5	7	6	9	7	0.000
Heart attack	6	5	5	6	6	10	6	0.000
Angina	5	4	3	4	3	5	4	0.000
Diabetes	13	15	15	17	17	26	18	0.000
Insurance status (%)
Any private	55	58	54	54	56	53	55	0.000
Public only	27	26	28	27	27	28	27	0.000
Uninsured	17	16	17	18	16	18	17	0.000
Education level (%)	Hispanic	Whites	Blacks	Asians	Others	P-value
No degree	50	22	11	15	1	0.000
GED	26	36	21	16	2
High school	15	42	13	28	1
Bachelor	13	44	15	25	1
Master’s	10	50	15	21	2
Doctorate	12	50	14	22	2
Prescriptions filled	600*	3 billion	437*	1.4 billion	85*
95% CI	536–655	2.5–2.9	399–476	1.3–1.5	66–100