Table 1.
No myalgia | Myalgia | ||
Subject variable | N = 25 (37.5%) | N = 39 (62.5%) | p-value* |
Age Mean (SD) | 59.3 (13.8) | 59.5 (10.0) | 0.95 |
Gender (Male, Female) | 16/9 | 21/18 | 0.58 |
BMI Mean (SD) | 27.5 (5.5) | 27.9 (5.7) | 0.77 |
25(OH)D (ng/mL) Mean (SD) | 24.3 (10.5) | 28.2 (11.6) | 0.17 |
Statin (mg) | 0.20 | ||
Atorvastatin (10, 20, 40) | 7/1/1 | 13/4/1 | |
Pravastatin (10, 20, 40) | 0/0/2 | 5/2/0 | |
Simvastatin (10, 20, 40) | 4/4/1 | 3/2/1 | |
Lovastatin (10, 20, 80) | 0/1/1 | 3/2/0 | |
Rosuvastatin (5, 10, 20) | 0/1/1 | 1/2/2 | |
Fluvastatin (20, 80) | 0 | 4/1 | |
Taking niacin, fenofibrate, diltiazem or verapamil | 0 | 9 |
The doses for the various statins are listed in parentheses in mg and the number of subjects for each dose is indicated separated by /.
p values are based on a two-sample t-test, Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test as appropriate.