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Demographics of the cohort for the prevalence of statin therapy study
| Total number of patients | 7,027,711 | |
| Sex | Male | 3,356,438 (47.8%) |
| Female | 3,671,273 (52.2%) | |
| Townsend score quintile: | 1 (least deprived) | 1,633,640 (23.2%) |
| 2 | 1,446,584 (20.6%) | |
| 3 | 1,506,846 (21.4%) | |
| 4 | 1,417,595 (20.2%) | |
| 5 (most deprived) | 1,023,046 (14.6%) | |
| Mean age at start of observation | 39.8 years |
