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

Table 4.

Non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) HRs by time‐dependent statin use

Age adjusted Multivariable adjusted
NHL cases Hazard ratio Lower CL Upper CL P‐value Hazard ratio Lower CL Upper CL P‐value
Statin use
No 660 1.00 1.00
Yes 53 0.82 0.68 1.00 0.05 0.81 0.66 1.00 0.04
Statin type
No statin use 660 1.00 1.00
Atorvastatin calcium 2 0.81 0.60 1.09 0.15 0.84 0.62 1.13 0.24
Fluvastatin sodium 6 0.66 0.31 1.38 0.27 0.58 0.26 1.31 0.19
Lovastatin 17 1.09 0.66 1.79 0.74 1.00 0.59 1.70 0.99
Pravastatin sodium 11 0.79 0.49 1.29 0.35 0.79 0.48 1.30 0.36
Simvastatin 15 0.88 0.62 1.24 0.46 0.85 0.59 1.22 0.37
Lipophilicity
No statin use 660 1.00 1.00
Lipophilic statin 40 0.84 0.68 1.04 0.11 0.83 0.66 1.03 0.09
Hydrophilic statin 11 0.77 0.50 1.21 0.26 0.76 0.49 1.22 0.28
Statin potency
No statin use 660 1.00 1.00
Low (Lovastatin, Fluvastatin) 23 0.89 0.58 1.35 0.57 0.81 0.52 1.26 0.34
Medium (Pravastatin) 11 0.78 0.48 1.26 0.30 0.77 0.47 1.27 0.31
High (Simvastatin, Atorvastatin) 17 0.83 0.65 1.04 0.11 0.83 0.65 1.06 0.13

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

Base model was adjusted by age.

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