Table 2 Details of statin use in current users (N = 3,337)

Number of statins used

1

96.1 (3,208)

2

3.8 (126)

3

0.1 (3)

Statin class^a

lipophilic

93.4 (3,074)

hydrophilic

6.6 (217)

Statin type^a

simvastatin

81.9 (2,627)

atorvastatin

11.3 (363)

fluvastatin

0.1 (4)

rosuvastatin

4.4 (140)

pravastatin

2.3 (74)

Statin duration

<2 years

15.1 (503)

2–5 years

38.5 (1,286)

>5 years

46.4 (1,548)