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. 2013 Jun 10;15(8):542–554. doi: 10.1111/jch.12139

Table 2.

Outcomes by Lipid‐Lowering Treatment Group

Usual Care Pravastatin HR (95% CI) P Value
10‐y Rate per 100 Persons (SE) 10‐y Rate per 100 Persons (SE)
Mortality outcomes
Total analyzed 5110 5089 10199
All‐cause mortality 31.0 (0.7) 30.1 (0.7) 0.96 (0.89–1.03) .24
CV mortality 15.1 (0.6) 14.2 (0.5) 0.93 (0.84–1.04) .19
CHD 7.9 (0.4) 7.0 (0.4) 0.89 (0.76–1.03) .11 a
Black 8.6 (0.7) 6.7 (0.6) 0.74 (0.58–0.94) .01
Non‐black 7.4 (0.5) 7.2 (0.5) 1.00 (0.83–1.21) 1.00
Stroke 2.4 (0.2) 2.4 (0.2) 1.02 (0.78–1.33) .89 b
Black 2.2 (0.4) 2.8 (0.4) 1.33 (0.87–2.04) .19
Non‐black 2.4 (0.3) 2.0 (0.3) 0.85 (0.60–1.21) .37
Heart failure 1.6 (0.2) 1.6 (0.2) 0.95 (0.69–1.31) .74
Other CVD 4.1 (0.3) 4.0 (0.3) 0.97 (0.79–1.19) .76
Non‐CV mortality 17.7 (0.6) 17.5 (0.6) 0.98 (0.89–1.08) .71
Cancer 7.5 (0.4) 8.0 (0.4) 1.04 (0.90–1.20) .62
Kidney disease 0.9 (0.2) 1.0 (0.2) 1.10 (0.72–1.69) .66 c
Black 0.9 (0.2) 1.5 (0.3) 1.40 (0.76–2.60) .28
Non‐black 1.0 (0.2) 0.7 (0.2) 0.85 (0.46–1.56) .60
Accident, suicide, homicide 0.8 (0.1) 0.7 (0.1) 0.83 (0.51–1.35) .46
Other non‐CVD 9.4 (0.5) 8.7 (0.4) 0.94 (0.81–1.07) .34
Unknown cause 1.2 (0.2) 1.3 (0.2) 0.97 (0.66–1.41) .86
Combined fatal or nonfatal hospitalized events
Total analyzed 3325 3313 6638
CHD 17.5 (0.8) 15.9 (0.7) 0.92 (0.81–1.04) .19 d
Black 16.7 (1.2) 14.2 (1.1) 0.79 (0.64–0.98) .032
Non‐black 17.9 (1.0) 17.0 (1.0) 1.01 (0.86–1.18) .95
CVD 36.1 (1.0) 34.8 (1.0) 0.95 (0.87–1.04) .28
Heart failure 13.8 (0.7) 14.0 (0.7) 0.99 (0.85–1.14) .86
Stroke 12.9 (0.7) 11.7 (0.7) 0.90 (0.77–1.05) .18 e
Black 13.6 (1.2) 12.8 (1.1) 0.99 (0.78–1.26) .95
Non‐black 12.6 (0.9) 10.9 (0.8) 0.84 (0.69–1.03) .09
GI bleed 21.1 (0.9) 20.6 (0.9) 0.99 (0.88–1.12) .92
ESRD from USRDS
Total analyzed 5110 5089 10199
ESRD 2.4 (0.2) 2.6 (0.3) 1.09 (0.83–1.41) .54 f
Black 3.0 (0.4) 4.6 (0.6) 1.36 (0.96–1.94) .085
Non‐black 2.0 (0.3) 1.3 (0.2) 0.77 (0.51–1.17) .22

Abbreviations: CHD, coronary heart disease; CI, confidence interval; CV, cardiovascular; CVD, cardiovascular disease; ESRD, end‐stage renal disease; GI, gastrointestinal; HR, hazard ratio; SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error; USRDS, US Renal Data System; VA, Veterans Administration. aCHD mortality treatment × race interaction, P=.052. bStroke mortality treatment × race interaction, P=.11. cKidney disease mortality treatment × race interaction, P=.26. dCombined fatal and nonfatal CHD events treatment × race interaction, P=.08. eCombined fatal and nonfatal stroke events treatment × race interaction, P=.30. fUSRDS ESRD events treatment × race interaction, P=.041.