Table 3.

Association Between Statin Initiation and Mortality According to Different Populations

	Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
All Patients	0.79 (0.68 to 0.91)
By Age, years
<60	0.79 (0.40 to 1.58)
60–69	0.77 (0.56 to 1.07)
70–90	0.77 (0.63 to 0.94)
By Sex,
Male	0.75 (0.58 to 0.98)
Female	0.71 (0.59 to 0.86)
By Socio-Economic Deprivation Index Score
≤ 2	0.70 (0.54 to 0.89)
> 2	0.73 (0.60 to 0.86)
By RA duration, years
≤ 5	0.75 (0.57 to 1.00)
> 5	0.73 (0.60 to 0.87)
By Baseline Cholesterol Level, mg/dl
≤ 230	0.77 (0.61 to 0.97)
> 230	0.70 (0.57 to 0.85)
By history of circulatory disease*
No	0.72 (0.49 to 1.06)
Yes	0.81 (0.69 to 0.94)

^*Defined as MI, atrial fibrillation, ischemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, transient ischemic attack, stroke or hypertension