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. 2011 Apr 6;342:d1642. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d1642

Table 2.

 Distribution of propensity scores*

Propensity score in 20 groups* Non-statin users Statin users
No (%) Deaths (%) No (%) Deaths (%)
1 576 (7.5) 86 (15) 1 (0.07) 1 (100)
2 576 (7.5) 91 (16) 2 (0.14) 0
3 496 (6.5) 81 (16) 2 (0.14) 0
4 470 (6.1) 80 (17) 2 (0.14) 0
5 498 (6.5) 69 (14) 1 (0.07) 0
6 451 (5.9) 63 (14) 5 (0.36) 1 (20)
7 425 (5.5) 52 (12) 6 (0.43) 0
8 449 (5.9) 66 (15) 4 (0.29) 0
9 374 (4.9) 55 (15) 8 (0.6) 2 (25)
10 404 (5.3) 73 (18) 13 (0.9) 2 (15)
11 390 (5.1) 56 (14) 17 (1.2) 4 (24)
12 368 (4.8) 55 (15) 22 (1.6) 3 (14)
13 333 (4.3) 51 (15) 24 (1.7) 2 (8)
14 325 (4.2) 56 (17) 39 (2.8) 2 (5)
15 311 (4.1) 53 (17) 36 (2.6) 2 (6)
16 325 (4.2) 62 (19) 83 (5.9) 15 (18)
17 365 (4.8) 61 (17) 145 (10.4) 14 (10)
18 250 (3.3) 32 (13) 239 (17.1) 31 (13)
19 170 (2.2) 24 (14) 316 (22.6) 32 (10)
20 119 (1.6) 9 (8) 433 (31.0) 48 (11)

*1=lowest likelihood of receiving statin; 20=highest likelihood of receiving statin; based on factors included in propensity score.