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Table 6 Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for statin treatment prior to first-time myocardial infarction (n = 928)

From: Low use of statins for secondary prevention in primary care: a survey in a northern Swedish population

Characteristic

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)

p

Age ≥70 years

1.29 (0.79–2.11)

0.305

Female gender

1.88 (1.02–3.50)

0.044

Age ≥70 years × female gender

0.24 (0.11–0.54)

<0.001

Diabetes

8.55 (5.72–12.79)

0.001

Prior cardiovascular disease (CVD)

3.27 (2.08–5.13)

<0.001

  1. CVD is a composite of diagnoses: including angina pectoris, prior revascularisation, ischaemic stroke/transitory ischaemic attack, or peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD comprised leg artery disease, a stenosing lesion of the carotid, or atherosclerotic aneurysm. Current diagnosis of diabetes is type 1 or type 2