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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 Jan;71(1):104–115. doi: 10.1002/acr.23574

Table 4.

Multivariable logistic regression analyses for odds ratios of lipid testing and statin prescription for SLE cohort

Lipid Testing Statin Prescription
SLE Cohort* SLE Cohort Excluding Baseline CVD SLE Cohort with Baseline CVD SLE Cohort* SLE Cohort Excluding Baseline CVD SLE Cohort with Baseline CVD
N=25,950 N=22,221 N=3,729 N=25,950 N=22,221 N=3,729
Odds ratio (95%CI) Odds ratio (95%CI) Odds ratio (95%CI) Odds ratio (95%CI) Odds ratio (95%CI) Odds ratio (95%CI)
Age
 18–39 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
 40–49 1.28 (1.191.38) 1.27 (1.171.37) 1.38 (1.231.69) 1.71 (1.531.91) 1.71 (1.511.95) 1.68 (1.332.12)
 50–65 1.57 (1.461.69) 1.57 (1.451.71) 1.58 (1.301.92) 3.15 (2.833.50) 3.42 (3.033.86) 2.41 (1.933.01)
Sex
 Female 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
 Male 1.04 (0.93–1.17) 1.02 (0.90–1.16) 1.12 (0.88–1.44) 1.23 (1.061.43) 1.23 (1.031.47) 1.20 (0.91–1.57)
Race/ethnicity
 White 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
 Black 1.09 (1.011.18) 1.10 (1.021.19) 1.04 (0.87–1.26) 0.87 (0.790.97) 0.90 (0.79–1.01) 0.81 (0.660.99)
 Hispanic 1.37 (1.251.50) 1.37 (1.241.52) 1.34 (1.051.72) 1.06 (0.93–1.21) 1.11 (0.95–1.29) 0.93 (0.71–1.23)
 Asian 1.86 (1.582.19) 1.85 (1.562.20) 1.88 (1.153.06) 1.56 (1.251.95) 1.68 (1.322.14) 1.08 (0.62–1.87)
 American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.74 (0.54–1.03) 0.80 (0.57–1.12) 0.35 (0.10–1.25) 0.57 (0.340.96) 0.58 (0.33–1.03) 0.51 (0.14–1.81)
Outpatient visitsc 1.06 (1.051.07) 1.06 (1.051.07) 1.06 (1.051.08) 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 0.99 (0.98–1.00) 1.02 (1.001.03)
Number of medicationsc 1.04 (1.041.05) 1.04 (1.041.05) 1.05 (1.041.06) 1.07 (1.061.07) 1.07 (1.061.07) 1.06 (1.051.07)
Glucocorticoid use ≥ 10 mg/day ever 1.07 (1.001.15) 1.09 (1.011.17) 1.01 (0.84–1.20) 1.22 (1.111.34) 1.21 (1.081.35) 1.24 (1.021.50)
SLE risk adjustment indexc 0.98 (0.96–1.00) 0.98 (0.95–1.00) 0.98 (0.95–1.01) 0.98 (0.96–1.01) 1.00 (0.97–1.04) 0.98 (0.95–1.01)
Presence of CVD 1.06 (0.97–1.17) - - 2.04 (1.82–2.29) - -
Presence LN 1.39 (1.29–1.51) 1.44 (1.32–1.57) 1.22 (1.02–1.47) 2.39 (2.16–2.65) 2.88 (2.55–3.24) 1.44 (1.18–1.75)
*

SLE cohort multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, sex, race, US region of residence, socioeconomic status, # outpatient visits, # medications, glucocorticoid use, SLE risk adjustment index, presence of CVD, presence of LN

SLE Cohort sensitivity analysis excluding patients with baseline presence of CVD, multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusting for age, sex, race, US region of residence, socioeconomic status, # outpatient visits, # medications, glucocorticoid use, SLE risk adjustment index, presence of LN

SLE Cohort sensitivity analysis including only patients with baseline presence of CVD, multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusting for age, sex, race, US region of residence, socioeconomic status, # outpatient visits, # medications, glucocorticoid use, SLE risk adjustment index, presence of LN

Abbreviations: SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; CVD, cardiovascular disease; LN, lupus nephritis