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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants after propensity score matching

From: Relative contributions of statin intensity, achieved low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, and statin therapy duration to cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes: population based cohort study

 

Low-intensity group

(n = 383)

Matched control (1:1–27)

P-value

Moderate- or high-intensity group

(n = 8554)

Age (years)*

62.7 (9)

63 (9)

0.744

Male sex

236 (62)

5075 (59)

0.631

SES

  

0.280

 Low

66 (17)

1664 (20)

 

 Moderate

107 (28)

2548 (30)

 

 High

210 (55)

4342 (51)

 

Co-morbidities

   

 Heart failure

10 (3)

219 (3)

0.956

 IHD

19 (5)

468 (6)

0.896

 IS

26 (7)

595 (7)

0.898

Current smoker

75 (20)

1643 (19)

0.866

Current drinker

153 (40)

3265 (38)

0.683

Regular exercise

202 (53)

4637 (54)

0.623

Duration of diabetes (months)*

97.67 (46)

100.31 (45)

0.642

BMI (kg/m2)*

24.7 (3)

24.8 (3)

0.642

FBS (mmol/L)*

7.7 (2.7)

7.7 (2.6)

0.769

SBP (mmHg)*

129.7 (16)

129.8 (16)

0.927

Creatinine(umol/L)*

94.61 (88.4)

91.96 (88.4)

0.646

Anti-thrombotic agents

165 (43)

3700 (43)

0.964

Anti-hypertensives agents

   

 RAS inhibitor

196 (51)

4317 (51)

0.793

 Calcium channel blocker

174 (45)

4014 (47)

0.732

 β-blocker

119 (31)

2595 (30)

0.759

 α-blocker

77 (20)

1645 (19)

0.740

 Vasodilator

6 (2)

81 (1)

0.303

 Diuretic

152 (40)

3508 (41)

0.795

Anti-diabetic agents

   

 Metformin

347 (91)

7504 (88)

0.091

 Sulfonylurea

266 (70)

6061 (71)

0.710

 Thiazolidinedione

69 (18)

1415 (17)

0.428

 DPP4-inhibitor

86 (23)

1674 (20)

0.181

 Insulin

113 (30)

2354 (28)

0.376

 Glinide

27 (7)

646 (8)

0.719

 α-Glucosidase inhibitor

111 (29)

2324 (27)

0.391

LDL-C(mmol/L)

  

0.169

 < 2.6

86 (23)

1766 (21)

 

 2.6–3.3

140 (37)

2862 (34)

 

 ≥ 3.4

157 (41)

3926 (46)

 
  1. Variables with * are presented as mean (standard deviation), while those with are presented as number (%)
  2. P value for intergroup comparison after propensity score matching by the generalized estimating equation method with appropriate specification of distribution and link function to each variable
  3. SES: socioeconomic status; IHD: ischemic heart disease; IS: ischemic stroke; BMI: body mass index; FBS: fasting blood sugar; SBP: systolic blood pressure; RAS: renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system; DPP4: Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol