← Statins × costs & health-care use

Observational studyCirculation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes2019

Sex Differences in the Use of Statins in Community Practice.

Michael G Nanna et al.PubMed ↗Full text ↗Publisher ↗

What moved togetherboth groups pooled, not the treatment’s effect

Correlation, not cause

Went with lower costs & health-care use

−30%−39% to −19%

Bigger than 6 in 10 on the map

As reported

OR 0.70, 95% CI 0.61–0.81

Correlation, not cause

Went with lower costs & health-care use

−18%−27% to −8%

Bigger than 4 in 10 on the map

As reported

OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.73–0.92

Two numbers in the abstract

the abstract, start to end

… characteristics (adjusted odds ratio, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.61-0.81; P<0.001; and odds ratio, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.73-0.92; P<0.01, …

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
could be chance
Costs & health-care use
OR 0.700.61–0.81
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OR 0.820.73–0.92
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