Incidence of statin use in older adults with and without cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus, January 2008- March 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data from randomized controlled trials and observational studies on older adults who take statins for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are limited. To determine the incidence of statin use in older adults with and without cardiovascular disease (CVD) and/or diabetes (DM), we conducted a descriptive observational study.

Methods

The cohort consisted of health plan members in the NIH Collaboratory Distributed Research Network aged >75 years who had continuous drug and medical benefits for ≥183 days during the study period, January 1, 2008- March 31, 2018. We defined DM and CVD using diagnosis codes, and identified statins using dispensing data. Statin use was considered incident if a member had no evidence of statin exposure in the claims

SUBMITTER: Panozzo CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6894833 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature