Table 2.

Summary statistics for change in total cholesterol within 1 and 2 years of the index date

Group	Description of metric	Baseline	1 year	2 years
Statin non-users	Number under follow-up	5201	2865	3002
	Mean cholesterol concentration mmol/L (SD)	5.4 (1.0)	5.3 (1.0)	5.3 (1.0)
	Change from baseline mmol/L (%)	–	−0.1 (−2%)	−0.1 (−2%)
Statin users	Number under follow-up	1714	1409	1253
	Mean cholesterol concentration mmol/L (SD)	6.3 (1.2)	4.6 (1.0)	4.6 (1.1)
	Change from baseline mmol/L (%)	–	−1.7 (−27%)	−1.7 (−27%)