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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study population

From: First-line treatment patterns and lipid target levels attainment in very high cardiovascular risk outpatients

 

Overall N = 712

LDL-C goal attainment N = 71

No LDL-C goal attainment N = 641

p-value

Age (years)

61.4 ± 10.4

63.2 ± 11.3

61.2 ± 10.3

0.1

Male gender

484 (68.0)

55 (77.5)

429 (66.9)

0.08

Cardiovascular risk factors

   

Prior CAD

461 (64.7)

53 (74.6)

408 (63.7)

0.07

Cerebrovascular disease

64 (9.0)

1 (1.4)

63 (9.8)

0.01

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

24 (3.4)

8 (11.3)

55 (8.6)

0.5

Peripheral arterial disease

63 (8.8)

8 (11.3)

55 (8.6)

0.5

Hypertension

458 (64.3)

44 (62.0)

414 (64.6)

0.7

Smoking

385 (54.1)

29 (40.8)

356 (55.5)

0.02

Diabetes mellitus

306 (43.0)

27 (38.0)

279 (43.5)

0.4

Family history of CAD

164 (23.0)

13 (18.3)

151 (23.6)

0.4

Lipid levels at baseline

   

TC (mg/dl)

248.5 ± 37.3

232.7 ± 36.9

250.3 ± 36.9

<0.001

LDL-C (mg/dl)

167.0 ± 35.6

150.1 ± 34.5

168.8 ± 35.3

<0.001

HDL-C (mg/dl)

45.7 ± 11.3

46.6 ± 10.1

45.6 ± 11.4

0.5

TG (mg/dl)

165.2 ± 68.4

170.7 ± 79.8

164.6 ± 67.0

0.5

Non HDL-C (mg/dl)

202.9 ± 37.7

186.1 ± 37.7

204.7 ± 37.3

<0.001

  1. Data are expressed as means ± SD or n (%). CAD = coronary artery disease, TC = total cholesterol, LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, TG = triglycerides.