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. 2014 May;12(3):215–223. doi: 10.1370/afm.1641

Table 1.

Characteristics of Study Sample and Subsamples of Individuals Aged 30 to 79 Years

Characteristic Overall Sample Coronary Artery Disease Diabetes and Aged >40 Years

Total On Statin Not on Statin Total On Statin Not on Statin Total On Statin Not on Statin
Individuals, No. 16,712 2,799 13,913 1,304 694 608 2,016 992 1,019
Weighted proportion, % 18.8
(18.0–19.7)
81.2
(80.3–82.0)
58.2
(54.6–61.7)
41.8
(38.3–45.4)
52.0
(49.4–54.6)
48.0
(45.4–50.6)
Population in millions, No. 166
(159–173)
31.2
(29.2–33.2)
135
(129–140)
13.4
(12.3–14.5)
7.8
(7.0–8.6)
5.6
(4.9–6.3)
18.7
(17.3–20.0)
9.7
(8.9–10.6)
9.0
(8.2–9.8)
Age, y 51.3
(51.0–51.6)
61.1
(60.6–61.6)a
49.0
(48.7–49.3)a
62.9
(62.3–63.6)
64.9
(64.1–65.7)a
60.2
(59.1–61.4)a
60.3
(59.6–60.9)
61.8
(61.1–62.6)a
58.5
(57.6–59.4)a
Sex, female, % 50.8
(50.2–51.4)
46.7
(44.8–48.7)b
51.7
(50.9–52.5)b
41.4
(38.4–44.5)
37.8
(33.6–42.3)b
46.4
(41.9–51.1)b
49.3
(46.8–51.8)
49.8
(46.0–53.6)
48.8
(44.8–52.8)
Tobacco users, % 18.6
(17.7–19.5)
16.4
(14.8–18.2)b
19.1
(18.1–20.1)b
21.7
(18.5–25.3)
19.7
(15.9–24.0)b
24.7
(20.5–29.4)b
17.0
(15.1–19.0)
15.7
(13.4–18.4)
18.3
(15.5–21.5)
Hypertension, % 39.2
(38.1–40.3)
70.7
(68.2–72.7)b
31.9
(30.8–33.1)b
80.3
(77.6–82.8)
84.2
(80.6–87.4)b
74.8
(70.7–78.5)b
81.1
(78.8–83.1)
86.0
(83.1–88.6)b
75.7
(72.1–78.9)b
Hyperlipidemia, % 38.4
(37.5–39.3)
95.8
(94.8–96.6)b
25.1
(24.3–26.0)b
78.7
(76.2–81.1)
94.3
(92.0–96.0)b
57.1
(52.7–61.4)b
77.4
(75.0–79.5)
94.8
(92.7–96.3)b
58.5
(54.7–62.3)b
Race/ethnicity, %
 White 69.5
(67.6–71.3)
77.8
(76.0–80.3)b
67.5
(65.5–69.5)b
74.9
(71.8–77.7)
80.3
(76.7–83.4)b
67.3
(62.1–72.1)b
62.8
(59.4–66.1)
67.3
(63.3–71.0)b
58.0
(53.3–62.5)b
 Black 11.2
(10.1–12.5)
9.4
(8.0–11.0)
11.6
(10.4–13.0)
11.5
(9.6–13.6)
9.1
(6.9–12.1)
14.8
(11.9–18.2)
16.4
(14.0–19.0)
14.4
(11.9–17.4)
18.4
(15.2–21.5)
 Hispanic 12.8
(11.4–14.3)
7.2
(6.1–8.5)
14.1
(12.6–15.8)
8.2
(6.4–10.5)
5.4
(4.0–7.3)
12.2
(8.9–16.3)
13.0
(11.0–15.3)
10.2
(8.1–12.7)
16.9
(14.0–22.2)
 Asian 4.7
(3.9–5.6)
3.6
(2.6–4.9)
4.9
(4.2–5.9)
2.7
(1.8–4.0)
3.2
(2.1–4.9)
1.9
(1.0–3.7)
4.4
(3.4–5.7)
4.9
(3.5–6.7)
3.9
(2.8–5.5)
 Other 1.8
(1.4–2.3)
2.0
(1.3–3.0)
1.8
(1.4–2.2)
2.7
(1.8–4.2)
1.9
(1.0–3.8)
3.9
(2.3–6.3)
3.5
(2.4–4.8)
3.2
(2.1–4.9)
3.7
(2.4–5.8)
Insurance, %
 Any private 70.7
(67.6–72.0)
69.9
(67.4–72.3)b
70.9
(69.5–72.3)b
55.1
(51.3–58.9)
59.7
(55.0–64.1)b
48.8
(43.5–54.1)b
60.6
(57.8–63.3)
62.2
(58.4–65.9)b
58.8
(54.9–62.6)b
 Public 15.6
(14.7–16.6)
25.7
(23.6–27.9)
13.3
(12.4–14.3)
37.3
(34.0–40.8)
35.8
(31.7–40.1)
39.4
(34.9–44.2)
30.5
(27.9–33.3)
32.5
(29.2–36.0)
28.4
(24.7–32.4)
 None 13.7
(12.8–14.6)
4.4
(3.6–5.5)
15.8
(14.8–16.9)
7.6
(6.1–9.3)
4.5
(3.1–6.7)
11.8
(9.1–15.1)
8.9
(7.5–10.6)
5.3
(3.6–7.7)
12.8
(10.7–15.3)

Note: Values are mean (95% CI) or percentage (95% CI).

a

Difference between those on a statin and not on a statin was significant (P <.05) with the adjusted Wald test.

b

Difference between those on a statin and not on a statin was significant (P <.05) with the χ2 test.