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. 2023 Aug 3;12:e79548. doi: 10.7554/eLife.79548

Appendix 2—table 24. Statin Cohort (All Regions), Patient Characteristics Pre/Post Match.

All Observations by Statin Use: Unmatched All Observations by Statin Use: Matched
All Statin Non-users Statin Users p-value All Statin Non-users Statin Users p-value
N % N % N % N % N % N %
All Patients 7,906,603 100.00% 6,403,208 81.00% 1,503,395 19.00% 2,872,600 100.00% 1,436,300 50.00% 1,436,300 50.00%
Age
≤20 1,840,050 23.30% 1,838,665 28.70% 1,385 0.10% <0.001 2,772 0.10% 1,387 0.10% 1,385 0.10% 0.11
21-40 1,446,999 18.30% 1,402,606 21.90% 44,393 3.00% 88,760 3.10% 44,371 3.10% 44,389 3.10%
41-50 925,309 11.70% 789,385 12.30% 135,924 9.00% 271,615 9.50% 135,748 9.50% 135,867 9.50%
51-60 1,250,190 15.80% 888,510 13.90% 361,680 24.10% 710,481 24.70% 354,449 24.70% 356,032 24.80%
61-70 1,181,261 14.90% 728,702 11.40% 452,559 30.10% 857,269 29.80% 428,326 29.80% 428,943 29.90%
71-80 783,775 9.90% 452,267 7.10% 331,508 22.10% 605,360 21.10% 303,279 21.10% 302,081 21.00%
≥81 479,019 6.10% 303,073 4.70% 175,946 11.70% 336,343 11.70% 168,740 11.70% 167,603 11.70%
Gender
Female 4,670,960 59.10% 3,785,061 59.10% 885,899 58.90% <0.001 1,682,354 58.60% 839,207 58.40% 843,147 58.70% <0.001
Male 3,235,643 40.90% 2,618,147 40.90% 617,496 41.10% 1,190,246 41.40% 597,093 41.60% 593,153 41.30%
Region
Midwest 1,467,802 18.60% 1,188,569 18.60% 279,233 18.60% <0.001 542,638 18.90% 271,319 18.90% 271,319 18.90% 1
Northeast 2,152,560 27.20% 1,706,021 26.60% 446,539 29.70% 847,868 29.50% 423,934 29.50% 423,934 29.50%
South 3,042,604 38.50% 2,490,630 38.90% 551,974 36.70% 1,046,224 36.40% 523,112 36.40% 523,112 36.40%
West 1,243,637 15.70% 1,017,988 15.90% 225,649 15.00% 435,870 15.20% 217,935 15.20% 217,935 15.20%
Insurance
Commercial 3,938,603 49.80% 3,350,332 52.30% 588,271 39.10% <0.001 1,175,472 40.90% 587,847 40.90% 587,625 40.90% 0.34
Dual 156,497 2.00% 73,532 1.10% 82,965 5.50% 110,207 3.80% 54,851 3.80% 55,356 3.90%
Medicaid 2,594,500 32.80% 2,254,531 35.20% 339,969 22.60% 641,345 22.30% 320,434 22.30% 320,911 22.30%
Medicare 1,217,003 15.40% 724,813 11.30% 492,190 32.70% 945,576 32.90% 473,168 32.90% 472,408 32.90%
PCP Visit 2019
No 4,283,697 54.20% 3,773,784 58.90% 509,913 33.90% <0.001 1,016,313 35.40% 508,587 35.40% 507,726 35.30% 0.29
Yes 3,622,906 45.80% 2,629,424 41.10% 993,482 66.10% 1,856,287 64.60% 927,713 64.60% 928,574 64.70%
Continuous Outcomes
mean SD mean SD mean SD p-value mean SD mean SD mean SD p-value
CCI 0.62 1.38 0.49 1.23 1.15 1.79 <0.001 1.11 1.77 1.12 1.79 1.11 1.75 <0.001

CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; PCP: primary care physician; SD: standard deviation.