One-year statin persistence and adherence in adults with HIV in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Statin persistence and adherence are low among US adults. Most individuals with HIV in the US have high adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), but less is known about their statin persistence and adherence.

Objectives

We analyzed persistence and adherence to statin therapy among adults with and without HIV.

Methods

We analyzed claims data from adults in the MarketScan database who initiated statin therapy between 2007 and 2016. People with HIV (n = 5619) were frequency matched 1-to-4 to those without HIV (n = 22,476) based on age, sex, and calendar year of statin initiation. Statin persistence was defined by having dispensed statin medication during the last 90 days of the 365 days following initiation. High statin adherence was defined as a proportion

SUBMITTER: Crockett KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7887025 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature