Table 2. Sex is a Significant Effect Modifier.
All (Unrestricted by Baseline Aggression) | |||
Male x statin interaction term | |||
Statin vs placebo: N = 970 | Simva vs placebo: N = 646 | Prava vs placebo: N = 647 | |
Beta (SE) | -1.2 (0.45) | -1.4 (0.54) | -0.93 (0.53) |
95%CI | -2.1, -0.33 | -2.5, -0.38 | -2.0, 0.11 |
P-value | 0.007 | 0.008 | 0.079 |
No Baseline Aggression (Baseline OASMa = 0) | |||
Male x statin interaction term | |||
Statin vs placebo: N = 514 | Simva vs placebo: N = 344 | Prava vs placebo: N = 364 | |
Beta (SE) | -1.3 (0.38) | -1.1 (0.46) | -1.4 (0.50) |
95%CI | -2.0, -0.53 | -2.0, -0.21 | -2.4, -0.45 |
P-value | 0.001 | 0.015 | 0.004 |
Beta = regression coefficient; CI = confidence interval; OASMa = Overt-Aggression-Scale-Modified–Aggression-Subscale; Prava = pravastatin; SE = standard error; Simva = simvastatin. Regressions (robust SEs) adjust for baseline OASMa, as a primary source of change variance; the sex-interaction, and (as required) the individual components of the interaction term. Excludes outliers (OASMa absolute change >40 points). Without exclusion of outliers: Results lose significance for the full group. Results remain identical for the No Baseline Aggression group (all aggression outliers had nonzero baseline aggression).