Table 5.

Multivariate analysis to determine factors associated with treatment with lipid lowering drugs

Variable	Adjusted odds ratio for lipid lowering drugs (95% confidence interval)*	P value
Men v women	1.42 (1.22 to 1.65)	<0.0001
Age (years):
35 to 44	1.00
45 to 54	1.66 (1.04 to 2.65)	0.03
55 to 64	2.45 (1.56 to 3.82)	0.0001
65 to 74	1.66 (1.06 to 2.58)	0.03
⩾75	0.37 (0.23 to 0.59)	<0.0001
Diabetic v non-diabetic	1.50 (1.20 to 1.86)	0.0003
Hypertensive v non-hypertensive	1.26 (1.07 to 1.47)	0.004
Obese v non-obese	0.95 (0.80 to 1.13)	0.56
Smoking status:
Non-smoker	1.00
Former smoker	1.11 (0.91 to 1.35)	0.31
Current smoker	0.85 (0.70 to 1.03)	0.10

^*Adjusted for sex, age, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, smoking status, and patient's general practice.