Table 4 Statins and risk for all-cause mortality and CV death in high ET-1 group.

From: Endothelin-1 is associated with mortality that can be attenuated with high intensity statin therapy in patients with stable coronary artery disease

 

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis (model 3)

High ET-1

Hazard Ratio

p-value

Hazard Ratio

p-value

All-cause mortality

  no statins

reference

 

reference

 

  statins (low)

0.96 (0.41–2.23)

0.926

0.78 (0.33–1.82)

0.567

  statins (moderate)

0.8 (0.48–1.36)

0.415

0.76 (0.45–1.3)

0.32

  statins (high)

0.13 (0.03–0.58)

0.007

0.05 (0.01–0.38)

0.004

CV Death

  no statins

reference

 

reference

 

  statins (low)

0.76 (0.27–2.12)

0.603

0.54 (0.19–1.52)

0.241

  statins (moderate)

0.46 (0.25–0.85)

0.013

0.38 (0.2–0.71)

0.002

  statins (high)

0.17 (0.04–0.73)

0.018

0.06 (0.01–0.44)

0.006

  1. Low intensity statin group consist of simvastatin 10 mg, pravastatin 10 mg, pravastatin 20 mg, fluvastatin 20 mg and fluvastatin 40 mg; Moderate intensity statin group contains simvastatin 20 mg, simvastatin 30 mg, simvastatin 40 mg, rosuvastatin 5 mg, rosuvastatin 10 mg, atorvastatin 10 mg, atorvastatin 20 mg, pravastatin 40 mg, pravastatin 80 mg, fluvastatin 80 mg and lovastatin 40 mg; High intensity statin group comprises atorvastatin 40 mg, atorvastatin 80 mg, rosuvastatin 20 mg and rosuvastatin 40 mg. ET-1 endothelin-1, LDL low-density lipoprotein, CV death cardiovascular death.