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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Statin therapy was associated with lower hospital mortality in the following groups : patients > 58 years of age (aOR = 0. 58, 95 % CI 0. 35-0. 97), those with an acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE II) score > 22 (aOR = 0. 54, 95 % CI 0. 31-0. 96), diabetic patients (aOR = 0. 52, 95 % CI 0. 30-0. 90), patients on vasopressor therapy (aOR = 0. 53, 95 % CI 0. 29-0. 97), those admitted with severe sepsis (aOR = 0. 22, 95 % CI 0. 07-0. 66), patients with creatinine 100 mol/L (aOR = 0. 14, 95 % CI 0. 04-0. 51), and patients with GCS 9 (aOR = 0. 34, 95 % CI 0. 17-0. 71).