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. 2018 Apr 2;7(5):2121–2130. doi: 10.1002/cam4.1368

Table 3.

Non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) incidence (annualized %) and HRs by statin use

Age adjusted Multivariable adjusted
N NHL Annualized % Mean fup (year) Hazard ratio Lower CL Upper CL P‐value Hazard ratio Lower CL Upper CL P‐value
Statin use
No 14,9338 1011 0.05 12.57 1.00 0.38 1.00 0.18
Yes 12,225 80 0.06 11.82 0.90 0.72 1.14 0.85 0.67 1.08
Statin type
No statin use 14,9338 1011 0.05 12.57 1.00 1.00
Atorvastatin 957 3 0.03 10.85 0.45 0.14 1.39 0.16 0.45 0.14 1.40 0.17
Fluvastatin 1484 8 0.05 11.59 0.75 0.37 1.50 0.41 0.65 0.31 1.38 0.26
Lovastatin 3197 24 0.06 12.25 1.01 0.67 1.52 0.96 0.91 0.59 1.40 0.67
Pravastatin 2683 20 0.06 11.80 1.03 0.66 1.60 0.90 0.94 0.59 1.51 0.81
Simvastatin 3585 22 0.05 11.82 0.86 0.56 1.31 0.47 0.87 0.57 1.32 0.50
Lipophilicity
No statin use 14,9338 1011 0.05 12.57 1.00 1.00
Lipophilic 9223 57 0.05 11.83 0.85 0.65 1.11 0.24 0.80 0.61 1.06 0.13
Hydrophilic 2683 20 0.06 11.80 1.03 0.66 1.60 0.90 0.94 0.59 1.51 0.81
Statin potency
No statin use 14,9338 1011 0.05 12.57 1.00 1.00
Low (Lovastatin, Fluvastatin) 4681 32 0.06 12.04 0.93 0.65 1.32 0.68 0.83 0.57 1.21 0.33
Medium (Pravastatin) 2683 20 0.06 11.80 1.03 0.66 1.60 0.90 0.94 0.59 1.51 0.81
High (Simvastatin, Atorvastatin) 4542 25 0.05 11.62 0.77 0.52 1.15 0.20 0.78 0.52 1.16 0.22
Statin duration
0 14,9338 1011 0.05 12.57 1.00 1.00
1–<3 year 4023 28 0.06 11.90 0.96 0.66 1.39 0.82 0.87 0.59 1.30 0.50
<1 year 3987 18 0.04 11.74 0.64 0.40 1.02 0.06 0.58 0.35 0.95 0.03
≥3 year 3896 31 0.07 11.84 1.08 0.75 1.54 0.69 1.05 0.73 1.51 0.79

Stratified by trial, WHI extension study, and age group.

Base model was adjusted by age.

Multivariable model adjusted for age, history of lupus, history of rheumatoid arthritis, current medical care provider.