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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with statin use and matched controls

From: Association of statin use and increase in lipoprotein(a): a real-world database research

Characteristic

Item

Non-statin use (n = 21,083)

Statin use (n = 21,083)

Age

 < 45

2345(11.12%)

2345(11.12%)

 

46–65

9947(47.18%)

9947(47.18%)

 

 > 65

8791(41.70%)

8791(41.70%)

Sex

Male

11,026(52.30%)

11,019(52.26%)

 

Female

10,057(47.70%)

10,064(47.74%)

Comorbidity history*

Non-Comorbidity (FE)#

16,778(79.58%)

16,747(79.43%)

 

Comorbidity (FE)

4305(20.42%)

4336(20.57%)

Follow-up time

[0.5–3) years

15,385(72.97%)

15,374(72.92%)

 

[3–5) years

4154(19.70%)

4160(19.73%)

 

 ≥ 5 years

1544(7.32%)

1549(7.35%)

Laboratory results

Lp(a)$ at FT (Mean, CI95%, mg/L)

7.99(4.07, 9.92)

7.98(3.88, 9.91)

 

LDL-C (Mean, CI95%, mmol/L)

3.00(1.90, 4.63)

3.04(1.89, 4.91)

 

HDL-C (Mean, CI95%, mmol/L)

1.30(0.74, 2.08)

1.30(0.76, 2.10)

 

APO-A (Mean, CI95%, mmol/L)

1.33(0.83, 1.93)

1.33(0.86, 1.94)

 

APO-B (Mean, CI95%, mmol/L)

0.99(0.58, 1.56)

0.99(0.58, 1.63)

 

TC (Mean, CI95%, mmol/L)

5.06(3.41, 7.11)

5.11(3.43, 7.51)

 

TG (Mean, CI95%, mmol/L)

1.63(0.58, 4.38)

1.68(0.60, 4.81)

 

CRP (Mean, CI95%, mmol/L)

14.01(0.21, 85.20)

13.35(0.22, 76.50)

  1. *Comorbidity: diabetes/glycuresis, hypertension, arteriosclerosis/vascular sclerosis
  2. #FE: First entry time
  3. $Lp(a): The variable was the log2 transform of Lp(a) level