TY - JOUR
T1 - Statin Prescription Rates, Adherence, and Associated Clinical Outcomes Among Women with PAD and ICVD
AU - Mahtta, Dhruv
AU - Ahmed, Sarah T.
AU - Ramsey, David J.
AU - Akeroyd, Julia M.
AU - Lee, Michelle T.
AU - Rodriguez, Fatima
AU - Michos, Erin D.
AU - Itchhaporia, Dipti
AU - Nasir, Khurram
AU - Alam, Mahboob
AU - Jneid, Hani
AU - Ballantyne, Christie M.
AU - Petersen, Laura A.
AU - Virani, Salim S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Purpose: This study sought to investigate gender-based disparities in statin prescription rates and adherence among patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and ischemic cerebrovascular disease (ICVD). Methods: We identified patients with PAD or ICVD seeking primary care between 2013 and 2014 in the VA healthcare system. We assessed any statin use, high-intensity statin (HIS) use, and statin adherence among women with PAD or ICVD compared with men. We also compared proportion of days covered (PDC) as a measure of statin adherence; PDC ≥ 0.8 deemed a patient statin adherent. Association between statin use (or adherence) and odds of death or myocardial infarction (MI) at 12-month follow-up was also ascertained. Results: Our analyses included 192,219 males and 3188 females with PAD and 331,352 males and 10,490 females with ICVD. Women with PAD had lower prescription rates of any statin (68.5% vs. 78.7%, OR 0.68, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.62–0.75), HIS (21.1% vs. 23.7%, OR 0.88, 95% CI 0.79–0.97), and lower statin adherence (PDC ≥ 0.8: 34.6% vs. 45.5%, OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.69–0.82) compared with men. Similar disparities were seen in ICVD patients. Among female patients with PAD or ICVD, statin adherence was associated with lower odds of MI (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.59–0.98), while use of any statin (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.56–0.91) and HIS (OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.48–0.97) was associated with lower odds of death at 12 months. Conclusions: Women with PAD or ICVD had lower odds of receiving any statins, HIS, or being statin adherent. Targeted clinician- and patient-level interventions are needed to study and address these disparities among patients with PAD and ICVD.
AB - Purpose: This study sought to investigate gender-based disparities in statin prescription rates and adherence among patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and ischemic cerebrovascular disease (ICVD). Methods: We identified patients with PAD or ICVD seeking primary care between 2013 and 2014 in the VA healthcare system. We assessed any statin use, high-intensity statin (HIS) use, and statin adherence among women with PAD or ICVD compared with men. We also compared proportion of days covered (PDC) as a measure of statin adherence; PDC ≥ 0.8 deemed a patient statin adherent. Association between statin use (or adherence) and odds of death or myocardial infarction (MI) at 12-month follow-up was also ascertained. Results: Our analyses included 192,219 males and 3188 females with PAD and 331,352 males and 10,490 females with ICVD. Women with PAD had lower prescription rates of any statin (68.5% vs. 78.7%, OR 0.68, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.62–0.75), HIS (21.1% vs. 23.7%, OR 0.88, 95% CI 0.79–0.97), and lower statin adherence (PDC ≥ 0.8: 34.6% vs. 45.5%, OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.69–0.82) compared with men. Similar disparities were seen in ICVD patients. Among female patients with PAD or ICVD, statin adherence was associated with lower odds of MI (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.59–0.98), while use of any statin (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.56–0.91) and HIS (OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.48–0.97) was associated with lower odds of death at 12 months. Conclusions: Women with PAD or ICVD had lower odds of receiving any statins, HIS, or being statin adherent. Targeted clinician- and patient-level interventions are needed to study and address these disparities among patients with PAD and ICVD.
KW - Adherence
KW - Gender disparities
KW - ICVD
KW - PAD
KW - Prescription rates
KW - Statin
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U2 - 10.1007/s10557-020-07057-y
DO - 10.1007/s10557-020-07057-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 32840709
AN - SCOPUS:85089823887
SN - 0920-3206
VL - 34
SP - 745
EP - 754
JO - Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy
JF - Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy
IS - 6
ER -