Factors Associated with the Prescribing of High-Intensity Statins
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Study Design and Participants
2.2. Data Sources and Variables
2.3. Analyses
2.4. Ethical Issues
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Statin Intensity | ||||
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All (N = 683) | Low–Moderate-Intensity (N = 360) | High-Intensity (N = 323) | p | |
Sociodemographic | ||||
Mean (SD) age, y | 53.0 (4.0) | 52.8 (4.3) | 53.1 (3.7) | 0.390 |
Women, N (%) | 31 (4.5) | 18 (5.0) | 13 (4.0) | 0.585 |
Mean (SD) no. of years in factory | 28.4 (4.5) | 28.4 (4.9) | 28.4 (4.1) | 0.963 |
Work shift, N (%) | 0.137 | |||
Rotating | 522 (76.5) | 283 (78.8) | 239 (74.0) | |
Fixed | 160 (23.4) | 76 (21.2) | 84 (26.0) | |
Work type, N (%) | 0.117 | |||
Assembly line/manual | 590 (86.4) | 318 (88.3) | 272 (84.2) | |
Sedentary | 93 (13.6) | 42 (11.7) | 51 (15.8) | |
Clinical and anthropometric | ||||
BMI (kg/m2), N (%) | 0.600 | |||
<25 | 127 (18.6) | 67 (18.6) | 60 (18.6) | |
25–30 | 392 (57.4) | 212 (58.9) | 180 (55.7) | |
≥30 | 164 (24.0) | 81 (22.5) | 83 (25.7) | |
EGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2, N (%) | 8 (1.2) | 6 (1.7) | 2 (0.6) | 0.292 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 246.9 (37.5) | 244.8 (35.0) | 249.2 (40.0) | 0.124 |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 159.0 (33.2) | 157.7 (30.5) | 160.6 (36.0) | 0.258 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 52.2 (11.5) | 52.2 (11.4) | 52.2 (11.6) | 0.972 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 187.8 (139.7) | 185.1 (148.5) | 190.7 (129.4) | 0.601 |
Diabetes, N (%) | 69 (10.1) | 33 (9.2) | 36 (11.2) | 0.392 |
Hypertension, N (%) | 354 (51.8) | 175 (48.6) | 179 (55.4) | 0.075 |
Rheumatoid arthritis, N (%) | 12 (1.8) | 5 (1.4) | 7 (2.2) | 0.563 |
Previous TIA, N (%) | 3 (0.4) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | 1.000 |
Arrhythmia, N (%) | 15 (2.2) | 7 (1.9) | 8 (2.5) | 0.795 |
Statin Intensity | ||||
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All (N = 683) | Low–Moderate-Intensity (N = 360) | High-Intensity (N = 323) | p | |
Lifestyle | ||||
Smoking, N (%) | 0.678 | |||
Never | 131 (19.2) | 73 (20.3) | 58 (18.0) | |
Current | 249 (36.5) | 127 (35.3) | 122 (37.8) | |
Former | 302 (44.3) | 160 (44.4) | 142 (44.0) | |
Alcohol intake, N (%) | 0.685 | |||
Low risk (<40 g/d) | 581 (85.1) | 306 (85.0) | 275 (85.1) | |
Medium risk (40–60 g/d) | 64 (9.4) | 36 (10.0) | 28 (8.7) | |
High risk (>60 g/d) | 38 (5.6) | 18 (5.0) | 20 (6.2) | |
Mediterranean diet adherence, N (%) | 0.379 | |||
Low | 244 (35.7) | 131 (36.4) | 113 (35.0) | |
Medium | 372 (54.5) | 189 (52.5) | 183 (56.7) | |
High | 67 (9.8) | 40 (11.1) | 27 (8.4) | |
METs h/wk, mean (SD) | 31.0 (21.2) | 29.6 (20.4) | 32.6 (22.0) | 0.065 |
Sitting 5.5 h/day or more, N (%) | 361 (53.1) | 189 (52.5) | 172 (53.8) | 0.744 |
Sleep < 6 h/night, N (%) | 136 (20.0) | 64 (17.8) | 72 (22.4) | 0.130 |
Carotid atherosclerosis, N (%) | 273 (44.0) | 130 (40.1) | 143 (48.3) | 0.040 |
Femoral atherosclerosis, N (%) | 404 (65.6) | 204 (61.1) | 200 (70.9) | 0.010 |
Unadjusted Model | Multivariable Model | |
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OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | |
Age (years) | ||
<50 | 0.90 (0.58–1.39) | 1.03 (0.65–1.62) |
50–55 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
55–60 | 0.88 (0.60–1.29) | 0.90 (0.60–1.34) |
>60 | 0.72 (0.25–2.09) | 0.63 (0.21–1.90) |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | ||
Non-diabetics | ||
<155 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
≥155 | 1.04 (0.73–1.49) | 1.03 (0.72–1.49) |
Diabetics | ||
<155 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
≥155 | 4.50 (1.19–16.99) | 4.96 (1.29–19.10) |
Hypertension | ||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 1.25 (0.90–1.74) | 1.26 (0.89–1.79) |
Diabetes | ||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 1.42 (0.78–2.56) | 1.45 (0.78–2.69) |
Smoking | ||
Never | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Current | 1.41 (0.88–2.25) | 1.24 (0.74–2.06) |
Former | 1.20 (0.76–1.90) | 1.13 (0.70–1.83) |
METs h/wk | ||
<20 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
20–40 | 0.90 (0.60–1.35) | 0.93 (0.62–1.41) |
>40 | 1.55 (1.03–2.32) | 1.65 (1.08–2.50) |
Carotid atherosclerosis | ||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 1.33 (0.96–1.86) | 1.21 (0.85–1.71) |
Femoral atherosclerosis | ||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 1.53 (1.08–2.17) | 1.45 (0.98–2.13) |
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Chaure-Pardos, A.; Malo, S.; Rabanaque, M.J.; Arribas, F.; Moreno-Franco, B.; Aguilar-Palacio, I. Factors Associated with the Prescribing of High-Intensity Statins. J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9, 3850. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9123850
Chaure-Pardos A, Malo S, Rabanaque MJ, Arribas F, Moreno-Franco B, Aguilar-Palacio I. Factors Associated with the Prescribing of High-Intensity Statins. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2020; 9(12):3850. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9123850
Chicago/Turabian StyleChaure-Pardos, Armando, Sara Malo, María José Rabanaque, Federico Arribas, Belén Moreno-Franco, and Isabel Aguilar-Palacio. 2020. "Factors Associated with the Prescribing of High-Intensity Statins" Journal of Clinical Medicine 9, no. 12: 3850. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9123850