Research Article

Effects of Long-Term Statin Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with or without Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 5

Adjusted determinants of MACE.

Hazard ratio95% CI value

Group
CKD versus CAD + CKD0.42(0.31, 0.57)<0.001
CKD versus CAD 0.16(0.07, 0.38)<0.001
Age (years)1.01(1.0, 1.03)0.065
Male (versus female)1.23(0.91, 1.68)0.183
Hypertension1.29(0.99, 1.68)0.061
Smoking1.58(1.19, 2.08)0.002
Myocardial infarction1.04(0.80, 1.34)0.791
β-blocker1.13(0.83, 1.53)0.449
Aspirin1.19(0.72, 1.98)0.505
Clinical parameters at baseline
LDL-C (mmol/l)1.001(1.0, 1.002)0.008
SBP (mmHg)0.99(0.98, 0.994)<0.001
DBP (mmHg)1(0.99, 1.01)0.88
Clinical parameters at final observation
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)1.38(1.13, 1.68)0.002
LDL-C (mmol/l)0.89(0.70, 1.13)0.334
SBP (mmHg)1.01(1.001, 1.013)0.023
Glucose (mmol/l)1.06(1.01, 1.12)0.03
Statins 0.25 (0.2, 0.38)<0.001

CAD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MACE, major adverse cardiovascular event; SBP, systolic blood pressure.