Table 2.
Characteristics of those ineligible for statins (CVD risk <20%) by statin status
| Not on statin, n (%) | On statin, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 171 222 | 12 565 | ||
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| Male | 86 628 | (94.1) | 5383 | (5.9) |
| Female | 84 594 | (92.2) | 7182 | (7.8) |
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| Locality | ||||
| Tower Hamlets | 54 289 | (94.5) | 3136 | (5.5) |
| City and Hackney | 59 870 | (94.6) | 3394 | (5.4) |
| Newham | 57 063 | (90.4) | 6035 | (9.6) |
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| Age group, years | ||||
| ≤44 | 73 355 | (97.8) | 1661 | (2.2) |
| 45–54 | 65 287 | (93.8) | 4291 | (6.2) |
| 55–64 | 26 430 | (85.5) | 4499 | (14.5) |
| 65–74 | 6150 | (74.4) | 2114 | (25.6) |
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| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 71 917 | (93.7) | 4866 | (6.3) |
| South Asian | 37 165 | (90.5) | 3884 | (9.5) |
| Black African/Caribbean | 36 514 | (93.1) | 2698 | (6.9) |
| Other | 10 455 | (93.4) | 738 | (6.6) |
| Not stated | 3484 | (96.2) | 136 | (3.8) |
| Missing | 11 687 | 243 | ||
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| National Townsend quintile | ||||
| 1 least deprived | 49 | (85.0) | 8 | (14.0) |
| 2 | 364 | (85.1) | 64 | (15.0) |
| 3 | 1614 | (89.3) | 193 | (10.7) |
| 4 | 30 268 | (92.9) | 2305 | (7.1) |
| 5 most deprived | 138 614 | (93.3) | 9967 | (6.7) |
| Missinga | 313 | 28 | ||
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| Family history of premature IHD (aged <60 years) | ||||
| Yes | 39 432 | (91.0) | 3909 | (9.0) |
| No | 131 790 | (93.8) | 8656 | (6.2) |
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| Antihypertensive therapy | ||||
| Yes | 23 756 | (76.5) | 7311 | (23.5) |
| No | 147 466 | (96.6) | 5254 | (3.4) |
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| Smoking status | ||||
| Not smoking | 134 541 | (92.7) | 10662 | (7.3) |
| Current smoker | 36 410 | (95.0) | 1900 | (5.0) |
| Missinga | 271 | 3 | ||
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| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | ||||
| <5 | 38 268 | (97.9) | 830 | (2.1) |
| 5.0–6.9 | 67 319 | (90.8) | 6816 | (9.2) |
| ≥7 | 8610 | (64.1) | 4823 | (35.9) |
| Missinga | 57 025 | 96 | ||
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| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | ||||
| <140 | 105 320 | (97.0) | 3247 | (3.0) |
| 140–159 | 40 213 | (90.6) | 4163 | (9.4) |
| ≥160 | 19 926 | (79.5) | 5151 | (20.5) |
| Missinga | 5763 | 4 | ||
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| QRISK % 10-year risk | ||||
| <5 | 99 796 | (98.2) | 1826 | (1.8) |
| 5–9 | 41 436 | (92.0) | 3618 | (8.0) |
| 10–14 | 19 235 | (84.1) | 3629 | (15.9) |
| 15–19 | 10 755 | (75.5) | 3492 | (24.5) |
a
% calculated without missing values. IHD = ischaemic heart disease.