Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 3,390,799 US Veterans according to statin prescription
| Statin users by potency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Non-user | Low | Medium | High |
| (n=1,558,077) | (n=561,484) | (n=1,166,226) | (n=105,012) | |
| Age (y)* | 57 (15) | 62 (12) | 62 (12) | 63 (11) |
| Male | 91% | 94% | 96% | 98% |
| Race | ||||
| White | 80% | 85% | 85% | 88% |
| Black | 18% | 13% | 13% | 10% |
| Other | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 5.3% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 2.7% |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 28.1 (5.4) | 28.8 (5.2) | 29.1 (5.2) | 29.4 (5.1) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 174.2 (20.8) | 215.1 (39.8) | 215 (44.9) | 199.6 (53.7) |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 47.3 (15.4) | 45.3 (13.4) | 44.9 (13.1) | 44.1 (13.0) |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 101.6 (20.9) | 137.8 (34.6) | 137.5 (39.6) | 122.4 (45.6) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 130.7 (92.1) | 169.6 (135.6) | 175.4 (145.1) | 178.0 (170.2) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 135.7 (19.9) | 140.1 (35.6) | 140.0 (25.7) | 137.9 (20.2) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 79.7 (12.2) | 80.8 (15.5) | 80.7 (14.7) | 79.4 (12.2) |
*
Age at dyslipidemia or first statin use; data presented as mean (SD) or percentage