Hazard ratios for mortality associated with statin initiation
| RA diagnosis definition | Diagnosis code and DMARD | Diagnosis code alone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statin initiator | Non-Initiator | Statin initiator | Non-initiator | |
| (N=2,943) | (N=2,943) | (N=6,401) | (N=6,401) | |
| Death cases (n) | 432 | 513 | 1027 | 1118 |
| Mean follow up (Years) | 4.51 | 4.29 | 4.57 | 4.34 |
| IR (cases/1,000py) | 32.6 | 40.6 | 35.1 | 40.2 |
| HR (95% CI) | 0.79 (0.68 to 0.91) | 1.00 | 0.81 (0.74 to 0.90) | 1.00 |