Table 2. Prevalence of statin induced myalgia in the study population.
Category | Descriptor | N | Myalgia fraction |
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Heritage | Caucasian | 672 | 0.45 |
African American | 21 | 0.60 | |
Hispanic Latino | 16 | 0.50 | |
Asian | 34 | 0.42 | |
other | 50 | 0.37 | |
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Site | CT-a* | 187 | 0.24 |
CT-b† | 214 | 0.78 | |
SF‡ | 353 | 0.35 | |
NY§ | 39 | 0.61 | |
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Drug | simvastatin | 116 | 0.38 |
atorvastatin | 320 | 0.29 | |
rosuvastatin | 150 | 0.67 | |
pravastatin | 40 | 0.34 | |
lovastatin | 10 | 0.50 | |
fluvastatin | 8 | 0.86 | |
Chinese RedYeast Rice | 17 | 0.67 | |
unknown | 132 | 0.64 |
Key:
CT-a, patients treated at a primary care outpatient clinic in Connecticut
CT-b, patients treated at a lipid specialty outpatient clinic in Connecticut
SF, patients treated at lipid specialty outpatient clinics in San Francisco
NY, patients treated at a lipid specialty outpatient clinic in New York