Trends in Statin Use Among US Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease, 1999-2014.

ABSTRACT: Background The 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association cholesterol guidelines recognize cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus but not chronic kidney disease ( CKD ) as high-risk conditions warranting statin therapy. Statin use may be lower for adults with CKD compared with adults with conditions that have guideline indications for statin use. Methods and Results We analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 1999-2002 through 2011-2014 to determine trends in the percentage of US adults ≥20 years of age with and without CKD taking statins. CKD was defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min per 1.73m² or albumin-to-creatinine ratio ≥30 mg/g. Statin use was identified through a medication inventory.

SUBMITTER: Mefford MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6497356 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature