Research Article

Statin Eligibility according to 2013 ACC/AHA and USPSTF Guidelines among Jordanian Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Impact of Gender

Table 3

Statin eligibility by the 2013 ACC/AHA and USPSTF guidelines.

TotalMenWomen value
(%) (%)OR (95% CI) (%)OR (95% CI)

2013 ACC/AHA guidelines
 Statin eligible overall610 (80.1)524 (81.3)1.57 (1.00-2.48)86 (73.5)0.64 (0.40-1.00)0.05013
61 (7.8)49 (7.4)0.73 (0.38-1.42)12 (10.0)1.37 (0.71-2.66)0.3530
 DM patients aged 40-75 with LDL-C (70-189)240 (31.0)186 (28.4)0.49 (0.33-0.72)54 (45.0)2.06 (1.38-3.06)<0.0010
 10-year ASCVD 565 (74.6)502 (78.1)2.96 (1.96-4.47)63 (54.7)0.34 (0.22-0.51)<0.00117

USPSTF guidelines
 Statin eligible overall450 (59.4)398 (61.9)1.98 (1.32-2.95)52 (45.2)0.51 (0.34-0.76)0.00117
 Aged between 40 and 75689 (89.0)583 (89.1)1.08 (0.59-1.99)106 (88.3)0.92 (0.50-1.70)0.7780
 Had ≥1 CVD risk factor688 (88.8)586 (89.6)1.52 (0.87-2.66)102 (85.0)0.66 (0.38-1.15)0.1410
 10-year ASCVD 491 (64.8)436 (67.9)2.31 (1.55-3.45)55 (47.8)0.43 (0.29-0.65)<0.00117

Univariable binary logistic regression was used to estimate unadjusted odds ratios. Missing values. unadjusted odds ratio:OR; ACC/AHA: American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association; CVDs: cardiovascular disease; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; DM: diabetes mellitus; ASCVD: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; USPSTF: US Preventive Services Task Force.