Skip to main content
Figure 1 | Lipids in Health and Disease

Figure 1

From: Patient and physician factors influence decision-making in hypercholesterolemia: a questionnaire-based survey

Figure 1

Association of patient factors with physicians’ treatment recommendations relative to observed baseline LDL-C from RCT. Prognostic factors selected by forward stepwise regression model of physician treatment choice, relative to no change in therapy (n = 268), RR (95% CI). RR >1: prognostic factor more likely to be selected by the physician in their treatment choice compared to a choice of no change in therapy; RR <1: prognostic factor less likely to be selected versus no change in therapy. The questionnaire allowed physicians to choose from many treatment options, with some only selected with very low frequency. To provide optimal focus on investigator behavior, the patient factors shown relate only to the four most common treatment choices selected. CI, confidence interval; CV, cardiovascular; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; RR, relative risk.

Back to article page