Table 1.
Odds ratios for treatment of ischaemic heart disease with lipid-lowering drugs.
| Variablea | nb | Univariate odds ratio (95% CI) | Multivariate odds ratioc(95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| ≥75 | 269 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 65–74 | 308 | 5.36 (2.86 to 9.96) | 5.13 (2.74 to 9.59) | 0.002 |
| <65 | 331 | 9.39 (5.14 to 17.15) | 9.51 (5.14 to 17.61) | <0.001 |
| Type of ischaemic heart disease | ||||
| Myocardial infarction | 452 | 1.80 (1.29 to 2.50) | 1.74 (1.23 to 2.49) | 0.002 |
| Angina only | 456 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Housing tenure | ||||
| Owned | 606 | 1.79 (1.24 to 2.60) | 1.63 (1.09 to 2.46) | 0.02 |
| Rented | 302 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Current smoker | ||||
| Yes | 163 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| No | 745 | 1.23 (0.80 to 1.91) | 1.62 (1.00 to 2.62) | 0.05 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Blackd | 133 | 1.48 (0.97 to 2.26) | 1.01 (0.65 to 1.59) | 0.96 |
| White/Irishe | 775 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
aSex, year of diagnosis, body mass index, presence of diabetes, presence of hypertension, social class, educational qualifications, access to a car, marital status, number in household and region of England showed non-significant associations with lipid-lowering drugs, and are therefore not shown in this table.
b(total = 908).
cR2 = 0.15.
dCaribbean, Chinese, Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi.
eAs defined in the Health Survey for England results.4