Statin utilisation patterns in older Australians living in residential care: 1‐year prevalence study. Issue 1 (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gnjidic, D.; Wilson, N.; March, L.; Cumming, R. G.; Cameron, I. D.; Hilmer, S. N.
• Is Part Of: Internal medicine journal. Volume 45:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 106
• Page End: 109
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; 616
• DOI: 10.1111/imj.12633
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1444-0903

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Despite controversy over the risks and benefits of statin therapy, statins continue to be commonly used medicines by older people. In a cohort study of participants aged ≥70 years (<italic>n</italic> = 540) living in residential care, Sydney, we found that the proportion of statin users decreased gradually from the baseline of 33.1% to 31.3% at 6 months (<italic>P</italic> = 0.13) and to 28.7% over 1 year (<italic>P</italic> = 0.002). Prevalence of statin use decreased with increasing age, with individuals aged ≥90 years being more likely to discontinue or deprescribe statins. The patterns of statin use did not change according to increasing baseline dose or baseline indication.</p> </abstract>