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Table 2 Incidence of events among groups

From: The use of statins are associated with an increased risk of new-onset diabetes in patients with hypertension and obstructive sleep apnoea, a longitudinal study

 

Total

No use

Intermittent use

Persistent use

N

5390

848

3586

936

Median follow-up (month)

31.0 (16.0,48.0)

30 (13.0,46.0)

35.0 (19.0,51.0)

22.0 (10.0,38.8)

Person-years followed

13924.2

2120.0

10459.2

1716.0

Incident diabetes

740

103

503

134

Per 1000 person-year incidence

53.1

48.6

48.9

78.1

incidence rate (%)

13.7

12.1

14.0

14.3

Sensitivity analysis

    

Incident diabetes

561

88

374

99

Per 1000 person-year incidence

40.3

41.5

35.8

57.7

incidence rate (%)

10.4

10.37

10.42

10.6