Table 1.

1 year prevalence of statin use (at least one reimbursed statin prescription per year); users per 1000 inhabitants in Finland and the median age of all users in respective years

	Both genders	Males*	Females*	Median age, year (interquartile range)
1995	7.8	8.8	6.9	62	(54–68)
1996	12.8	13.9	11.7	63	(55–69)
1997	18.4	19.4	17.4	63	(56–70)
1998	24.3	25.2	23.4	64	(56–70)
1999	32.4	33.1	31.7	64	(56–71)
2000	41.7	41.8	41.6	65	(56–72)
2001	50.4	50.2	50.6	65	(56–72)
2002	58.6	58.3	58.8	65	(57–73)
2003	67.6	67.3	68.0	65	(57–73)
2004	79.2	78.5	80.0	65	(57–73)
2005	88.9	88.5	89.3	66	(57–74)

^*The difference between males and females P < 0.05 in all other years but in 2000 and 2001.