Black and Hispanic adults in the US are less likely than White adults to get statins, medications that prevent or treat common forms of heart disease, according to a new study
For the study, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Cardiology, the researchers analyzed data on more than 3,000 people ages 40 through 75 in the United States, broken down by their risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, also known as
, over a 10-year period. Just over 10.7% were in the highest-risk group, with a risk at or above 20%. Overall statin use was low – just 25.5% of all participants – but statin use went up with risk. “Black and Hispanic adults had the lowest use rates across all risk strata compared with White adults,” the researchers wrote. The disparities were especially pronounced in the highest-risk group, with 23.8% of Black participants and 23.9% of Hispanic participants using statins, compared with 37.6% of White participants.
is caused by plaque building up in the arteries of the heart and includes conditions like heart attack, stroke and aneurysm, according to the American Heart Association. It’s the leading cause of death among adults in the US, the study notes. Statins are commonly prescribed to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol in the blood, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
in the next 10 years because of things like high blood pressure, diabetes or an unhealthy lifestyle. Statins are effective both to prevent cardiovascular disease and to lower its impact in people who have it, said Dr. Howard Weintraub, clinical director of the Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease at NYU Langone, who was not involved in the new study. Cardiovascular disease is more common among Black adults.
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