| Overall N = 712 | LDL-C goal attainment N = 71 | No LDL-C goal attainment N = 641 | p-value |
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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 | Â | Â | Â | |
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 | Â | Â | Â | |
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 |