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

Appendix 2—table 25. Statin Cohort (Region=New York State), Patient Characteristics Pre/Post Match.

Region=NY by Statin Use: Unmatched Region=NY 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 968,296 100.0% 761,995 78.7% 206,301 21.3% 371,072 100.0% 185,536 50.0% 185,536 50.0%
Age
≤20 133,178 13.8% 133,111 17.5% 67 0.0% <0.001 134 0.0% 67 0.0% 67 0.0% 1.00
21-40 192,959 19.9% 188,446 24.7% 4,513 2.2% 9,019 2.4% 4,508 2.4% 4,511 2.4%
41-50 127,794 13.2% 112,342 14.7% 15,452 7.5% 30,860 8.3% 15,420 8.3% 15,440 8.3%
51-60 172,444 17.8% 128,472 16.9% 43,972 21.3% 86,136 23.2% 43,068 23.2% 43,068 23.2%
61-70 159,912 16.5% 100,884 13.2% 59,028 28.6% 106,460 28.7% 53,233 28.7% 53,227 28.7%
71-80 120,117 12.4% 64,549 8.5% 55,568 26.9% 91,337 24.6% 45,675 24.6% 45,662 24.6%
≥81 61,892 6.4% 34,191 4.5% 27,701 13.4% 47,126 12.7% 23,565 12.7% 23,561 12.7%
Gender
Female 573,610 59.2% 454,050 59.6% 119,560 58.0% <0.001 215,375 58.0% 107,420 57.9% 107,955 58.2% 0.08
Male 394,686 40.8% 307,945 40.4% 86,741 42.0% 155,697 42.0% 78,116 42.1% 77,581 41.8%
Insurance
Commercial 500,918 51.7% 442,990 58.1% 57,928 28.1% <0.001 116,123 31.3% 58,206 31.4% 57,917 31.2% 0.57
Dual 6,814 0.7% 2,410 0.3% 4,404 2.1% 4,447 1.2% 2,190 1.2% 2,257 1.2%
Medicaid 252,366 26.1% 206,109 27.0% 46,257 22.4% 83,550 22.5% 41,703 22.5% 41,847 22.6%
Medicare 208,198 21.5% 110,486 14.5% 97,712 47.4% 166,952 45.0% 83,437 45.0% 83,515 45.0%
PCP Visit 2019
No 521,282 53.8% 446,929 58.7% 74,353 36.0% <0.001 146,967 39.6% 73,675 39.7% 73,292 39.5% 0.20
Yes 447,014 46.2% 315,066 41.3% 131,948 64.0% 224,105 60.4% 111,861 60.3% 112,244 60.5%
Continuous Outcomes
mean SD mean SD mean SD p-value mean SD mean SD mean SD p-value
CCI 0.65 1.39 0.51 1.24 1.17 1.77 <0.001 1.07 1.73 1.08 1.76 1.06 1.70 <0.001

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