Effects of Race on Statin Prescribing for Primary Prevention With High Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in a Large Healthcare System.

ABSTRACT: Background Although guidelines recommend statins with a high level of evidence for 4 primary prevention benefit groups, prescribing disparities still exist. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of race on statin prescribing for primary prevention. Methods and Results A retrospective cohort analysis of patients within a large academic health system was performed to investigate statin prescribing among primary prevention groups. The statin benefits groups were patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, with an low-density lipoprotein ≥190 mg/dL, or with an atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) 10-year risk ≥7.5%. Statin prescribing was 20% in the ASCVD ≥7.5% group, followed by 37.8% in the low-density lipoprotein ≥190 mg/dL group and 40.5% in the diabetes mellitus

SUBMITTER: Dorsch MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6915275 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature