Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics According to Level of Statin Adherence in the Year Before Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (N=6,618).
| Adherence before AMI hospitalization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Nonadherent; PDC<80% (N=2,408; 36.4%) | Adherent; PDC ≥80% (N=4,210; 63.6%) |
| Age, in years | ||
| 65–69 | 458 (19.0) | 709 (16.8) |
| 70–74 | 584 (24.3) | 904 (21.5) |
| 75–79 | 532 (22.1) | 915 (21.7) |
| 80–84 | 445 (18.5) | 810 (19.2) |
| 85–110 | 389 (16.2) | 872 (20.7) |
| Female gender | 1,378 (57.2) | 2,324 (55.2) |
| Non-white race/ethnicity | 455 (18.9) | 510 (12.1) |
| Eligible for low-income subsidy | 1,048 (43.5) | 1,803 (42.8) |
| Urban residence | 1,587 (66.8) | 2,821 (68.2) |
| Area-level income, $ | ||
| <30,000 | 648 (27.3) | 1,011 (24.5) |
| 30,000-<75,000 | 1,581 (66.6) | 2,812 (68.2) |
| 75,000+ | 145 (6.1) | 303 (7.3) |
| Comorbidity | ||
| Coronary heart disease | 1,545 (64.2) | 2,739 (65.1) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1,147 (47.6) | 2,031 (48.2) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 572 (23.8) | 954 (22.7) |
| Depression | 318 (13.2) | 504 (12.0) |
| Dementia | 253 (10.5) | 415 (9.9) |
| Receive home health services | 514 (21.3) | 805 (19.1) |
| Number of medication classes | ||
| <5 | 139 (5.8) | 205 (4.9) |
| 5 – 9 | 658 (27.3) | 1,134 (26.9) |
| ≥10 | 1,611 (66.9) | 2,871 (68.2) |
AMI – Acute myocardial infarction, PDC – proportion of days covered.
Numbers in table are sample size (column percentage)