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Table 3 Adjusted relative risks for associations between various factors and statin prescription among statin eligible patients with diabetes at a specialised diabetes clinic in Botswana

From: Statin prescription among patients with type 2 diabetes in Botswana: findings and implications

Characteristic

Risk ratio

95% Conf. Interval

p-value

Age, years

1.006

0.994–1.017

0.362

CKD

1.354

1.055–1.738

0.017

Hypertension

1.336

0.846–2.110

0.213

BMI, kg/m2

1.014

0.994–1.034

0.16

High baseline LDL

1.488

1.173–1.887

0.001

Diabetes duration, years

1.014

1.000–1.027

0.048

Proteinuria

0.979

0.644–1.488

0.922

CVD

0.901

0.623–1.303

0.581

  1. Legend: BMI body mass index, CKD chronic kidney disease, CVD cardiovascular disease, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol