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. 2013 Nov 6;3(11):e003135. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003135

Table 3.

Incidence rate (95% CI)/1000 person-years according to statin use and age

Any statin use
No statin use
VTE DVT PE VTE DVT PE
Age (years)
≤50 7.4 (5.9 to 9.1) 4.6 (3.5 to 6.1) 3.5 (2.6 to 4.8) 46.8 (45.8 to 47.8) 28.6 (27.9 to 29.4) 19.3 (18.7 to 20.0)
51–60 29.8 (25.4 to 34.9) 17.5 (14.3 to 21.3) 11.8 (9.3 to 14.9) 44.8 (43.8 to 45.8) 27.5 (26.7 to 28.3) 18.6 (18.0 to 19.2)
61–70 30.4 (26.7 to 34.5) 16.4 (13.9 to 19.4) 13.9 (11.6 to 16.7) 45.0 (44.0 to 46.0) 27.7 (27.0 to 28.5) 18.6 (18.0 to 19.2)
71–80 36.6 (32.1 to 41.8) 16.2 (13.3 to 19.6) 21.3 (18.0 to 25.2) 44.6 (43.6 to 45.6) 27.6 (26.8 to 28.4) 18.3 (17.7 to 18.9)
>80 52.2 (42.1 to 64.8) 19.7 (14.0 to 27.7) 33.1 (25.4 to 43.1) 44.3 (43.3 to 45.2) 27.3 (26.5 to 28.0) 18.2 (17.7 to 18.8)
All 24.4 (22.8 to 26.2) 12.7 (11.5 to 13.9) 12.3 (11.1 to 13.5) 48.5 (47.4 to 49.7) 30.3 (29.4 to 31.1) 19.6 (19.0 to 20.3)

DVT, deep venous thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolism; VTE, venous thromboembolism.