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. 2018 Feb 2;104(4):719–732. doi: 10.1002/cpt.954

Table 4.

Adjusted hazard ratios (HR) of adverse effects of statins use, by coronary risk of participants with adverse event

Statin nonusers Statin users MPR < 70% Statin users MPR ≥ 70% Statin users MPR < 70% Statin users MPR ≥ 70%
Events Incidence (95% CI) Events Incidence (95% CI) Events Incidence (95% CI) Adjusted HR (95% CI) Adjusted HR (95%CI)
<5%
Cancer 21 077 7.04(6.54–7.54) 312 8.97(7.90–10.04) 414 11.68(10.51–12.85) 0.91(0.80–1.03) 1.06(0.87–1.30)
Type 2 diabetes 20 922 7.18(6.45–7.92) 394 12.23(10.96–13.50) 515 16.29(14.77–17.80) 0.99(0.86–1.14) 1.15(0.91–1.46)
Hemorrhagic stroke 1451 0.48(0.43–0.53) 30 0.84(0.52–1.16) 25 0.68(0.40–0.95) 1.10(0.73–1.65) 0.77(0.46–1.29)
Acute liver disease 263 0.57(0.48–0.65) 9 2
Myopathy 44 0.09(0.07–0.12) 3 3
≥5–7.4%
Cancer 4306 14.68(14.12–15.25) 124 11.80(9.18–14.42) 188 13.53(11.41–15.65) 0.94(0.75–1.18) 1.02(0.85–1.22)
Type 2 diabetes 4549 18.35(17.72–18.99) 170 21.29(17.45–25.12) 258 26.87(23.19–30.54) 1.12(0.91–1.37) 1.32(1.12–1.56)
Hemorrhagic stroke 396 1.30(1.16–1.44) 12 1.11(0.37–1.85) 14 1.00(0.38–1.62) 0.92(0.45–1.85) 0.74(0.39–1.41)
Acute liver disease 48 1.02(0.64–1.40) 2 2
Myopathy 8 1 1
≥7.5–9.9%
Cancer 2247 19.50(18.50–20.49) 90 16.56(12.27–20.84) 128 15.55(12.70–18.39) 1.01(0.79–1.30) 0.92(0.74–1.13)
Type 2 diabetes 1939 22.15(21.05–23.26) 97 27.28(20.88–33.68) 142 29.38(23.47–35.28) 1.19(0.92–1.54) 1.20(0.96–1.49)
Hemorrhagic stroke 221 1.83(1.57–2.09) 11 1.93(0.64–3.22) 18 2.10(0.95–3.26) 1.16(0.57–2.34) 1.16(0.62–2.15)
Acute liver disease 26 1.36(0.72–2.01) 3 1
Myopathy 4 3 1
≥10–19.9%
Cancer 2151 24.33(22.99–25.67) 136 21.46(17.58–25.33) 228 21.38(18.43–24.34) 1.06(0.87–1.30) 1.00(0.85–1.18)
Type 2 diabetes 1490 25.80(24.24–27.35) 101 29.38(23.03–35.73) 172 34.77(29.20–40.35) 1.15(0.90–1.47) 1.26(1.04–1.52)
Hemorrhagic stroke 245 2.62(2.26–2.98) 16 2.48(1.24–3.73) 30 2.70(1.70–3.69) 0.90(0.51–1.57) 0.83(0.53–1.32)
Acute liver disease 19 1.30(0.62–1.97) 7 2
Myopathy 4 3 0

Incidence 1,000p/year.