Table 2

Use of antithrombotic drugs, statins and beta-blockers among Finnish CHD-patients in 2001.

MEN

All three
Antithrombotic
drugs
Beta-blockers
Statins


OR
95% CI
p value
OR
95% CI
p =
OR
95% CI
p value
OR
95% CI
p value

Age
45–54
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00



55–64
0.80
0.58 – 1.11

0.83
0.40 – 1.72

0.71
0.45 – 1.13

0.87
0.62 – 1.23


65–74
0.57
0.41 – 0.79
<0.001
0.59
0.30 – 1.18
ns
0.59
0.37 – 0.93
ns
0.57
0.41 – 0.80
<0.001
Income
highest
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00


third
intermed
0.77
0.58 – 1.01

1.16
0.65 – 2.06

1.05
0.74 – 1.50

0.68
0.51 – 0.90


lowest
0.81
0.60 – 1.08
ns
0.73
0.42 – 1.29
ns
1.00
0.68 – 1.45
ns
0.64
0.47 – 0.87
<0.01
AMI
no
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00



yes
1.34
1.08 – 1.67
<0.01
1.89
1.17 – 3.04
<0.01
1.45
1.09 – 1.95
<0.05
1.26
1.01 – 1.58
<0.05
Use of
less
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00


nitrates
1/week
1.09
0.80 – 1.48
ns
0.91
0.50 – 1.64
ns
1.05
0.70 – 1.57
ns
1.00
0.73 – 1.38
ns
Chest pain
no
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00



yes
1.00
0.80 – 1.25
ns
0.85
0.54 – 1.33
ns
1.35
1.01 – 1.80
<0.05
0.88
0.70 – 1.11
ns
Diabetes
no
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00



yes
0.95
0.69 – 1.29
ns
1.48
0.74 – 2.94
ns
1.56
1.00 – 2.44
ns
0.83
0.61 – 1.14
ns
Heart
no
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00


failure
yes
0.89
0.69 – 1.16
ns
0.85
0.52 – 1.39
ns
0.97
0.69 – 1.36
ns
0.81
0.62 – 1.06
ns
Revasc.
no
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00



yes
2.26
1.81 – 2.82
<0.0001
2.57
1.60 – 4.13
0.0001
1.27
0.96 – 1.68
ns
2.48
1.97 – 3.13
<0.0001
WOMEN

All three
Antithrombotic
drugs
Beta-blockers
Statins


OR
95% CI
p value
OR
95% CI
p value
OR
95% CI
p value
OR
95% CI
p value
Age
45–54
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00



55–64
1.07
0.68 – 1.67

1.17
0.61 – 2.23

1.18
0.69 – 2.02

1.11
0.71 – 1.74


65–74
1.31
0.86 – 2.01
ns
1.58
0.85 – 2.95
ns
1.31
0.78 – 2.18
ns
1.46
0.95 – 2.23
<0.01
Income
highest
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00


third
intermed
1.14
0.83 – 1.55

0.94
0.58 – 1.54

1.06
0.72 – 1.57

1.29
0.94 – 1.77


lowest
1.05
0.78 – 1.42
ns
0.95
0.59 – 1.54
ns
1.01
0.70 – 1.47
ns
1.18
0.88 – 1.60
ns
AMI
no
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00



yes
1.51
1.16 – 1.97
<0.01
2.79
1.60 – 4.89
<0.001
1.51
1.06 – 2.15
<0.05
1.52
1.16 – 2.00
<0.01
Use of
less
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00


nitrates
1/week
1.21
0.92 – 1.59
ns
1.11
0.71 – 1.76
ns
0.90
0.64 – 1.27
ns
1.20
0.91 – 1.59
ns
Chest pain
no
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00



yes
1.19
0.93 – 1.51
ns
1.14
0.78 – 1.67
ns
1.25
0.93 – 1.68
ns
1.13
0.89 – 1.44
ns
Diabetes
no
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00



yes
1.27
0.93 – 1.75
ns
1.26
0.73 – 2.19
ns
1.03
0.69 – 1.54
ns
1.23
0.89 – 1.71
ns
Heart
no
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00


failure
yes
0.94
0.72 – 1.23
ns
0.96
0.62 – 1.48
ns
1.03
0.73 – 1.45
ns
0.92
0.70 – 1.20
ns
Revasc.
no
1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00



yes
3.92
2.99 – 5.15
<0.0001
5.55
2.84 – 10.8
<0.0001
2.16
1.50 – 3.11
<0.0001
3.96
2.95 – 5.33
<0.0001

Models for use of each drug controlling only for age, five-year age bands. Odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI)

Manderbacka et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:16   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-16

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