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. 2020 Aug 17;15(8):e0237617. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237617

Table 4. Adjusted risk for glaucoma between statin groups in sensitivity analyses.

Adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) and P-value for Outcomes
Diagnosis of glaucoma Use of anti-glaucoma drugs Diagnosis of glaucoma or use of anti-glaucoma drugs
Without diabetes mellitusa
    Low-potency statins (pravastatin, fluvastatin, pitavastatin, simvastatin) 1.0 1.0 1.0
    High-potency statins (atorvastatin, rosuvastatin) 0.99 (0.83–1.17), P = 0.86 1.08 (0.82–1.42), P = 0.60 0.99 (0.85–1.16), P = 0.93
In users after switching to another statinb
    Low-potency statins (pravastatin, fluvastatin, pitavastatin, simvastatin) 1.0 1.0 1.0
    High-potency statins (atorvastatin, rosuvastatin) 1.07 (0.92–1.23), P = 0.77 1.07 (0.85–1.34), P = 0.58 1.06 (0.93–1.21), P = 0.40
40 years or olderb
    Low-potency statins (pravastatin, fluvastatin, pitavastatin, simvastatin) 1.0 1.0 1.0
    High-potency statins (atorvastatin, rosuvastatin) 1.10 (0.93–1.29), P = 0.26 1.08 (0.84–1.39), P = 0.53 1.08 (0.93–1.25), P = 0.34
Based on statin propertyb
    Lipophilic statins (atorvastatin, fluvastatin, pitavastatin, simvastatin) 1.0 1.0 1.0
    Hydrophilic statins (pravastatin, rosuvastatin) 0.95 (0.81–1.10), P = 0.48 1.10 (0.87–1.39), P = 0.45 0.97 (0.85–1.12), P = 0.72

a Adjusted for age, sex, co-medications (antihypertensive drugs, antidepressants, benzodiazepines, anticoagulants, antiplatelet drugs, aspirin, anti-gout agents, and non-statins), comorbidities (hypertension, chronic heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, myocardial infarction, liver disease, renal disease, pulmonary disease, and cancer), and Charlson comorbidity score

b Adjusted for age, sex, co-medications (antidiabetic drugs, antihypertensive drugs, antidepressants, benzodiazepines, anticoagulants, antiplatelet drugs, aspirin, anti-gout agents, and non-statins), comorbidities (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, myocardial infarction, liver disease, renal disease, pulmonary disease, and cancer), and Charlson comorbidity score