Table 2.

Distribution of statins by type, duration, and other statin characteristics

	No		Yes
	N	%	N	%
Statin type
No statin use	14,9563	100.00
Atorvastatin calcium			961	7.85
Fluvastatin sodium			1484	12.12
Lovastatin			3204	26.17
Pravastatin sodium			2686	21.94
Simvastatin			3589	29.31
Two or more statins			319	2.61
Statin potency
No statin use	149,563	100.00
Low (Lovastatin, Fluvastatin)			4688	39.32
Medium (Pravastatin)			2686	22.53
High (Simvastatin, Atorvastatin)			4550	38.16
Lipophilicity
No statin use	149,563	100.00
Lipophilic statins			8277	69.41
Hydrophilic statins (pravastatin)			3647	30.59
Statin use in years
No statin use	149,563	100.00
<1			4054	33.11
1–<3			4151	33.91
≥3			4038	32.98