Table 2.

Characteristics of 4232 Nova Scotia seniors discharged from hospital with unstable angina or myocardial infarction

Characteristic	Statin Dispensed (n = 1629)	No Statin Dispensed (n = 2603)	p value
Demographics
Age (years) (range)	74.6 ± 5.7 (66-98 years)	79.2 ± 7.1 (66-101 years)	< 0.0001
Gender (Males)	49.8%	47.1%	0.085
Risk Factors/Comorbidities
Hypertension	58.8%	58.2%	0.705
Smoking			< 0.0001
Never	48.9%	57.9%
Current	18.00%	13.5%
Past	33.1%	28.6%
Family history of CVD	15.3%	8.4%	< 0.0001
Diabetes	26.2%	29.0%	0.047
History of CHF	8.5%	17.6%	< 0.0001
History of MI	25.8%	30.9%	0.0004
History of Stroke	6.4%	11.5%	< 0.0001
History of TIA	4.5%	7.5%	< 0.0001
Number of distinct prescription medications in 6 months pre-hospitalization	5.7 ± 4.2	6.6 ± 4.6	< 0.0001
Area in Province Patient Resides			0.035
North	18.1%	17.6%
Central	35.1%	32.5%
East	21.7%	20.8%
West	25.0%	29.0%
Factors During Index Hospitalization
Discharge Diagnosis
Unstable Angina	46.0%	51.0%	0.001
Myocardial Infarction	54.0 %	49.0%
In-hospital procedures
CABG	6.0%	3.7%	0.0004
Cardiac catheterization	27.1%	15.6%	< 0.0001
PTCA	10.8%	5.7%	< 0.0001
EST	48.8%	25.1%	< 0.0001
Concomitant medications written at hospital discharge
ASA	85.2%	75.3%	< 0.0001
ACE inhibitor	46.2%	47.6%	0.375
Beta-blocker	83.1%	75.9%	< 0.0001
Calcium channel blocker	37.4%	37.5%	0.950
Fibrates	6.1%	4.9%	0.0092
Cholesterol Levels measured in Hospital (Y/N)
Total cholesterol	68.1%	46.0%	< 0.0001
LDL cholesterol	63.1%	42.0%	< 0.0001
HDL cholesterol	50.9%	49.1%	< 0.0001
Triglycerides	54.5%	45.5%	< 0.0001
Factors Post-Index Hospitalization
Follow-up (# years)	2.7 ± 1.1	2.1 ± 1.2	< 0.0001
Crude Mortality	11.4%	35.9%	< 0.0001