Odds ratios for treatment of coronary heart disease with lipid lowering drugs: individual age/sex adjusted effects
| Variable | n | Odds ratio* (95% CI) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Adjusted for age, as three unordered categories, and sex (age variable adjusted for sex only, sex variable for age only). | ||||
| †p values obtained by fitting age and year of diagnosis as continuous variables. | ||||
| BMI, body mass index; CHD, coronary heart disease; CI, confidence interval. | ||||
| Age (years) | 75+ | 252 | 0.11 (0.06 to 0.21) | <0.001† |
| 65 to 74 | 255 | 0.57 (0.38 to 0.85) | ||
| <65 | 253 | 1.0 | ||
| Sex | Male | 422 | 1.08 (0.74 to 1.59) | 0.68 |
| Female | 338 | 1.0 | ||
| Type of CHD | Angina only | 378 | 0.62 (0.42 to 0.91) | 0.014 |
| Heart attack | 382 | 1.0 | ||
| Year of diagnosis | Up to 1988 | 260 | 0.68 (0.43 to 1.06) | 0.051† |
| 1989 to 1993 | 195 | 0.93 (0.59 to 1.46) | ||
| 1994 to 1998 | 302 | 1.0 | ||
| Current cigarette smoker | Yes | 130 | 0.49 (0.29 to 0.84) | 0.009 |
| No | 630 | 1.0 | ||
| Family history of cardiovascular disease | Yes | 138 | 1.18 (0.74 to 1.87) | 0.49 |
| No | 539 | 1.0 | ||
| Diabetes | Yes | 90 | 1.23 (0.72 to 2.12) | 0.45 |
| No | 670 | 1.0 | ||
| Hypertension | Yes | 426 | 1.09 (0.74 to 1.59) | 0.66 |
| No | 333 | 1.0 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | ≥30 | 201 | 0.84 (0.55 to 1.28) | 0.42 |
| <30 | 559 | 1.0 | ||
| Social class | Non-manual | 314 | 1.24 (0.85 to 1.82) | 0.26 |
| Manual | 427 | 1.0 | ||
| Educational qualifications | Any | 290 | 0.88 (0.60 to 1.30) | 0.53 |
| None | 468 | 1.0 | ||
| Car access | Yes | 469 | 1.41 (0.92 to 2.17) | 0.12 |
| No | 291 | 1.0 | ||
| Housing tenure | Owned | 505 | 1.51 (0.99 to 2.29) | 0.056 |
| Rented | 255 | 1.0 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 37 | 1.02 (0.38 to 2.73) | 0.54 |
| Married | 481 | 1.34 (0.76 to 2.37) | ||
| Divorced/separated | 46 | 0.91 (0.37 to 2.21) | ||
| Widowed | 196 | 1.0 | ||
| Number of adults in household | 1 | 219 | 0.84 (0.52 to 1.34) | 0.46 |
| 2+ | 541 | 1.0 | ||
| Region of England | North | 425 | 0.85 (0.58 to 1.24) | 0.40 |
| South | 330 | 1.0 | ||