Table 5.

Gender-specific associations between statin adherence and biochemical outcomes

Outcome	Adherence level	Mean	Mean difference (95% CI)*
Males
Cholesterol	low	5.53	1.0 (0.33 to 1.66)***
	medium	4.53
TG	low	1.78	−1.43 (–3.64 to 0.77)
	medium	3.21
HDL	low	1.14	0.21 (0.09 to 0.33)**
	medium	0.93
LDL	low	3.44	0.84 (0.26 to 1.42)**
	medium	2.60
VLDL	low	0.77	−0.93 (–2.98 to 1.11)
	medium	1.71
Females
Cholesterol	low	5.02	0.60 (0.25 to 0.95)**
	medium	4.42
TG	low	1.43	−0.09 (–0.37 to 0.19)
	medium	1.52
HDL	low	1.35	0.01 (–0.11 to 0.13)
	medium	1.34
LDL	low	3.01	0.61 (0.28 to 0.94)**
	medium	2.40
VLDL	low	0.69	−0.01 (–0.21 to 0.20)
	medium	0.70

TG = Triglycerides.

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01

^***p < 0.001.