Fig 1.
Four cohorts born between 1920 and 1940 who reached the age of 60, 65, 70, or 75 years between 1987 and 2011 with no previous history of cardiovascular disease.
Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the 60-year old cohort.
Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the 65-year old cohort.
Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of the 70-year old cohort.
Table 4.
Baseline characteristics of the 75-year old cohort.
Fig 2.
Unadjusted and adjusted effects of statin prescription on the hazard of mortality by age and cardiovascular risk group.
a 10-year risk of a first cardiovascular event. b lipid-lowering therapy. c adjusted for sex, year of birth, socioeconomic status, diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, blood pressure regulating drugs, body mass index, smoking status, and general practice.