Table 3.

Comparison of the effect of statins on the achievement of treatment goal and adherence to statins between the sexes in the all statin initiator group.

Outcomes	Men (n/N, %)	Women (n/N, %)	OR (95% CI; P value)
Achieving treatment goal (LDL-C ≤ 2.5 mmol/L)	105/282, 37.2%	101/289, 37.4%	Crude: 1.01 (0.72, 1.41; .970)
			Adjusted: 1.22 (0.82, 1.82; .322)∗
Adherence to statins (PDC ≥ 80%)	206/282, 73.1%	208/289, 72.0%	Crude: 0.96 (0.66, 1.39; .830)
			Adjusted: 0.96 (0.64,1.46; .854)∗

CI = confidence interval, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, N = number of participants included in the analysis, n = number of participants with the outcome variable, OR = odds ratio, PDC = proportion days covered, SBP = systolic blood pressure, TG = triglycerides.

^∗Adjusted for age, SBP, DBP, LDL-C, HDL-C, TG, and starting dose of simvastatin at baseline.