Assessment of Sex Disparities in Nonacceptance of Statin Therapy and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Among Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Many patients at high cardiovascular risk-women more commonly than men-are not receiving statins. Anecdotally, it is common for patients to not accept statin therapy recommendations by their clinicians. However, population-based data on nonacceptance of statin therapy by patients are lacking.

Objectives

To evaluate sex disparities in nonacceptance of statin therapy and assess their association with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol control.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective cohort study was conducted from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2022, of statin-naive patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or LDL cholesterol levels of 190 mg/dL (to convert to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0259) or more who were

SUBMITTER: Brown CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9975905 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature