Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) comparing cases with controls according to the timing of the last prescription during the period before the index date.

	Unadjusted OR	95% CI	Adjusted OR*	95% CI	p Value
Any statin
Not prescribed drug	1.00		1.00
Last script >90 days before index date	1.80	1.42 to 2.28	1.24	0.93 to 1.65	0.136
Last script ⩽90 days before index date	0.53	0.46 to 0.61	0.61	0.52 to 0.72	<0.001
Atorvastatin
Not prescribed drug	1.00		1.00
Last script >90 days before index date	1.43	1.02 to 1.99	1.20	0.81 to 1.78	0.376
Last script ⩽90 days before index date	0.56	0.45 to 0.69	0.62	0.48 to 0.79	<0.001
Cerivastatin
Not prescribed drug	1.00		1.00
Last script >90 days before index date	1.12	0.73 to 1.72	1.20	0.72 to 2.00	0.480
Last script ⩽90 days before index date	0.62	0.32 to 1.23	0.59	0.26 to 1.37	0.220
Fluvastatin
Not prescribed drug	1.00		1.00
Last script >90 days before index date	0.78	0.39 to 1.56	0.75	0.35 to 1.63	0.467
Last script ⩽90 days before index date	0.48	0.25 to 0.93	0.59	0.29 to 1.20	0.144
Pravastatin
Not prescribed drug	1.00		1.00
Last script >90 days before index date	0.70	0.35 to 1.43	0.68	0.31 to 1.50	0.339
Last script ⩽90 days before index date	0.65	0.40 to 1.06	0.51	0.30 to 0.87	0.013
Simvastatin
Not prescribed drug	1.00		1.00
Last script >90 days before index date	1.14	0.89 to 1.46	0.95	0.70 to 1.30	0.758
Last script ⩽90 days before index date	0.61	0.51 to 0.72	0.62	0.50 to 0.76	<0.001

*Adjusted for co‐morbidity (diabetes, hypertension, CCF, myocardial infarction, cancer), angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, aspirin, β blockers, calcium channel blockers, smoking, body mass index, and deprivation (Townsend score in fifths). Adjusted odds ratios for individual statins were also adjusted for other statins.