Table 3 Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for shoulder tendinopathy associated with statin use in women and men.

From: Statin treatment increases the clinical risk of tendinopathy through matrix metalloproteinase release – a cohort study design combined with an experimental study

Statin use

 

Age-adjusted HR (95% CI)

Multivariable-adjusteda HR (95% CI)

Age-adjusted HR (95% CI)

Multivariable-adjusteda HR (95% CI)

Women

Men

Never use

 

1.0 (reference)

1.0 (reference)

1.0 (reference)

1.0 (reference)

Ever use

Any

1.23 (1.09–1.38)

1.14 (1.01–1.28)

1.48 (1.30–1.69)

1.41 (1.22–1.62)

Low dose

1.33 (1.08–1.64)

1.24 (1.00–1.53)

1.80 (1.38–2.36)

1.72 (1.31–2.26)

Medium dose

1.22 (1.07–1.38)

1.12 (0.98–1.28)

1.43 (1.25–1.65)

1.36 (1.18–1.58)

High dose

0.95 (0.36–2.54)

0.86 (0.32–2.30)

1.38 (0.84–2.26)

1.29 (0.78–2.13)

Simvastatin

1.19 (1.04–1.36)

1.10 (0.96–1.27)

1.41 (1.21–1.65)

1.36 (1.16–1.59)

Pravastatin

1.21 (0.65–2.27)

1.14 (0.61–2.13)

0.70 (0.22–2.17)

0.66 (0.21–2.05)

Fluvastatin

NA

NA

NA

NA

Atorvastatin

1.31 (1.08–1.59)

1.20 (0.99–1.46)

1.53 (1.25–1.88)

1.44 (1.17–1.78)

Rosuvastatin

1.46 (0.98–2.16)

1.33 (0.90–1.97)

2.17 (1.53–3.07)

2.04 (1.43–2.89)

Current use

Any

1.50 (1.03–2.18)

1.41 (0.97–2.05)

1.50 (1.31–1.71)

1.43 (1.24–1.65)

0–1 years

1.42 (1.09–1.86)

1.32 (1.01–1.73)

2.13 (1.66–2.73)

2.05 (1.59–2.64)

1–2 years

1.62 (1.21–2.17)

1.51 (1.12–2.02)

1.64 (1.21–2.22)

1.57 (1.16–2.14)

2–3 years

1.15 (0.82–1.63)

1.06 (0.75–1.50)

1.48 (1.08–2.04)

1.39 (1.00–1.92)

>3 years

1.28 (1.07–1.52)

1.15 (0.96–1.38)

1.30 (1.09–1.53)

1.23 (1.03–1.47)

Former use

Any

1.18 (0.87–1.60)

1.09 (0.80–1.49)

1.27 (0.88–1.83)

1.19 (0.83–1.72)

<1 year ago

1.02 (0.59–1.77)

0.97 (0.56–1.68)

0.99 (0.53–1.86)

0.93 (0.50–1.74)

1–2 years ago

1.44 (0.85–2.46)

1.37 (0.81–2.34)

0.84 (0.37–1.87)

0.79 (0.35–1.77)

>2 years ago

0.99 (0.62–1.58)

0.94 (0.59–1.51)

1.29 (0.78–2.12)

1.22 (0.74–2.02)

  1. aMultivariable-adjusted model adjusted for age, BMI, METs, Charlson index, pack-years of smoking, energy intake, oral corticosteroid use, quinolone antibiotic use, diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency and education level.