Table 1 Age and sex of statin users, and new starter and switcher cohorts of statin users
Age | ≤ 44 (%) | 45–54 (%) | 55–64 (%) | 65–74 (%) | 75+ (%) | All ages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Users | Female | 5.2 | 15.6 | 28.8 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 70,535 |
Male | 8.3 | 20.5 | 30.8 | 16.6 | 23.8 | 81,484 | |
Starter | Female | 8.7 | 21.9 | 32.5 | 15.5 | 21.4 | 30,401 |
Male | 13.2 | 26.7 | 30.8 | 10.3 | 19.0 | 35,690 | |
Switcher | Female | 3.5 | 14.0 | 29.1 | 26.5 | 26.9 | 31,818 |
Male | 5.7 | 18.7 | 32.2 | 17.8 | 25.6 | 38,058 | |