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Table 3 Causes of statin termination as stated in the medical records of the 54 statin users in the study cohort. Values show number of patients and % within parenthesis

From: Differences in discontinuation of statin treatment in women and men with advanced cancer disease

Reasons for termination of statin treatment

Total (n = 54)

n (%)

Men (n = 25)

n (%)

Women (n = 29)

n (%)

Risk for harm greater than benefit

11 (20)

8 (32)

3 (10)

Short lifetime expectancy

10 (19)

4 (16)

6 (21)

Cachexia

3 (6)

1 (4)

2 (7)

Fatigue

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (3)

Dysphagia

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (3)

Not specified

28 (52)

12 (48)

16 (55)