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. 2015 Jul 1;10(7):e0124451. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124451

Table 2. Sex is a Significant Effect Modifier.

Sex-by-Statin Interaction Term Significance.

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).