Covariates
The results of the effectiveness outcomes were adjusted for clinically relevant patient-, disease-, and medication-related variables that were associated with ACS, including: gender, age, geographical region of origin, smoking status, family history of CVD, hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD), peripheral artery disease (PAD), CAD, index event of STEMI, index event of NSTEMI, index event of UA, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), number of deployed stents, type of stent, level of baseline LDL-C, and use of aspirin, P2Y12 inhibitors, and beta-blockers.