Table 2.
Odds ratio for association between lipid lowering drugs, antihypertensive or antithrombotic drugs*, and sex, Townsend fifth, and age
| Variable | Multivariable models† | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipid lowering drugs | Antihypertensive drugs | Antithrombotic drugs | ||||||
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value‡ | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value‡ | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value‡ | |||
| Men | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0.64 | 1 | <0.01 | ||
| Women | 0.88 (0.79 to 0.99) | 0.98 (0.88 to 1.08) | 0.85 (0.75 to 0.96) | |||||
| Townsend fifth: | ||||||||
| First (least deprived) | 1 | 0.72 | 1 | 0.67 | 1 | 0.27 | ||
| Second | 1.03 (0.87 to 1.21) | 1.03 (0.91 to 1.15) | 1.16 (1.00 to 1.34) | |||||
| Third | 0.94 (0.79 to 1.13) | 0.99 (0.86 to 1.13) | 1.14 (0.97 to 1.34) | |||||
| Fourth | 1.01 (0.76 to 1.32) | 1.05 (0.83 to 1.33) | 1.39 (1.03 to 1.88) | |||||
| Fifth (most deprived) | 0.98 (0.72 to 1.33) | 1.12 (0.87 to 1.45) | 1.41 (1.02 to 1.95) | |||||
| Age group: | ||||||||
| 50-59 | 1 | <0.001 | 1 | <0.001 | 1 | <0.001 | ||
| 60-69 | 1.13 (0.96 to 1.34) | 1.41 (1.21 to 1.63) | 2.08 (1.79 to 2.41) | |||||
| 70-79 | 0.86 (0.70 to 1.05) | 1.76 (1.46 to 2.11) | 2.87 (2.27 to 3.63) | |||||
| 80-89 | 0.44 (0.33 to 0.59) | 1.53 (1.18 to 1.99) | 2.92 (2.09 to 4.09) | |||||
| ≥90 | 0.12 (0.08 to 0.19) | 1.17 (0.87 to 1.57) | 2.38 (1.63 to 3.48) | |||||
Standard errors adjusted for clustering (113 practices); n=12 830.
*Drugs prescribed within 0-90 days of incident stroke.
†Each risk factor (sex, Townsend fifth, age group) adjusted for other factors.
‡Wald test.