Table 3.
Logistic Regression Results, Odds of Current Statin Use in Population Meeting USPTSF “B” Grade Recommendations for Primary Prevention, Adults Aged 40 to 75 Years, 2014
| Characteristics | USPSTF recommended (N = 2283) | |
|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (95% CI) | p value | |
| Age, years | ||
| 40–49 (omitted) | – | – |
| 50–59 | 1.21 (0.48–3.08) | 0.685 |
| 60–64 | 1.98 (0.77–5.10) | 0.154 |
| 65–69 | 2.78 (0.89–8.76) | 0.080 |
| 70–75 | 4.47 (1.36–14.69) | 0.014 |
| Female | 0.74 (0.56–0.99) | 0.041 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white (omitted) | – | – |
| Hispanic | 0.55 (0.37–0.82) | 0.004 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1.05 (0.77–1.42) | 0.771 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 1.09 (0.59–2.01) | 0.786 |
| Non-Hispanic other | 0.51 (0.14–1.82) | 0.298 |
| Doctor ever told high cholesterol | 34.50 (23.20–51.30) | 0.000 |
| Doctor ever told had high blood pressure | 1.38 (1.00–1.91) | 0.049 |
| Doctor ever told had diabetes | 2.90 (2.21–3.79) | 0.000 |
| Current smoker | 0.88 (0.61–1.26) | 0.476 |
| SF-12 Physical component score | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | 0.784 |
| Married | 0.98 (0.74–1.30) | 0.905 |
| Education | ||
| Did not complete high school (omitted) | – | – |
| High school graduate/GED | 0.82 (0.53–1.26) | 0.358 |
| Some college | 0.72 (0.47–1.10) | 0.130 |
| College degree or higher | 0.77 (0.45–1.29) | 0.315 |
| Insurance coverage | ||
| Private (omitted) | – | – |
| Medicare | 1.26 (0.69–2.28) | 0.446 |
| Medicaid | 1.25 (0.66–2.38) | 0.486 |
| Uninsured | 0.51 (0.28–0.93) | 0.027 |
| Census region | ||
| Northeast (omitted) | – | – |
| Midwest | 0.92 (0.57–1.47) | 0.716 |
| South | 0.61 (0.40–0.93) | 0.022 |
| West | 0.69 (0.44–1.10) | 0.117 |
| MSA | 1.05 (0.72–1.54) | 0.799 |
| Constant | 0.02 (0.00–0.06) | 0.000 |
Reproduced with permission from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality12