Table 1 Baseline characteristics by preadmission statin use among 12,483 ICU patients, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark 2001 to 2007
From: Preadmission statin use and one-year mortality among patients in intensive care - A cohort study
| Â | Statin use n (%) | No statin use n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Overall | 1882 (14.3%) | 10,601 (85.7%) |
Age group (years) | Â | Â |
45-60 | 373 (19.8%) | 3725 (35.1%) |
61-75 | 1095 (58.2%) | 4421 (41.7%) |
76+ | 414 (22.0%) | 2455 (23.2%) |
Gender | Â | Â |
Male | 1193 (63.4%) | 6085 (57.4%) |
Female | 689 (36.6%) | 4516 (42.6%) |
Comorbidity score* | Â | Â |
Low | 283 (15.0%) | 3563 (33.6%) |
Medium | 862 (45.8%) | 4280 (40.4%) |
High | 737 (39.2%) | 2758 (26.0%) |
Comorbidity diagnosis** | Â | Â |
Ischemic heart disease | 658 (35.0%) | 950 (9.0%) |
Congestive heart failure | 406 (21.6%) | 1113 (10.5%) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 451 (24.0%) | 1050 (9.9%) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 468 (24.9%) | 1393 (13.1%) |
COPD | 339 (18.0%) | 1836 (17.3%) |
Diabetes | 456 (24.2%) | 879 (8.3%) |
Cancer | 299 (15.9%) | 2401 (22.5%) |
Renal disease | 171 (9.0%) | 586 (5.4%) |
Alcoholism-related diseases | 137 (7.3%) | 1305 (12.3%) |
Cardiovascular drug use | Â | Â |
ACE inhibitors | 1003 (53.3%) | 1860 (17.6%) |
Beta blockers | 983 (52.2%) | 1706 (16.1%) |
Low-dose aspirin | 336 (17.9%) | 674 (6.4%) |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Married | 1141 (60.6%) | 5664 (53.4%) |
Divorced | 251 (13.3%) | 1512 (14.3%) |
Widowed | 345 (18.3%) | 2033 (19.2%) |
Never married | 139 (7.4%) | 1135 (10.7%) |
Unknown | 6 (0.3%) | 257 (2.4%) |