Effect of statins on the association between high temperature and all-cause mortality in a socioeconomically disadvantaged population: a cohort study
Nam Y, Bilker W, Leonard C, Bell M, Alexander L, Hennessy S. Effect of statins on the association between high temperature and all-cause mortality in a socioeconomically disadvantaged population: a cohort study. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 4685. PMID: 30886182, PMCID: PMC6423125, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41109-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleFeverHot TemperatureHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsHypercholesterolemiaInsurance Claim ReviewMaleMedicareMiddle AgedMortalityOdds RatioPropensity ScoreRecommended Dietary AllowancesSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesVulnerable PopulationsYoung AdultConceptsAll-cause mortalityIncidence rates of all-cause mortalitySocioeconomically disadvantaged adultsSocioeconomically disadvantaged populationsStatin useOdds ratio of mortalityRatio of mortalityRates of all-cause mortalityMedicare claimsDisadvantaged adultsDisadvantaged populationsDual enrolleesClaims dataOdds ratioIncidence rateAdministration of statinsElevated serum cholesterolEffects of statinsScore-matched cohortMedicaid programStatin usersUS Medicaid program