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Table 1 Prevalence of uncontrolled LDL among high-risk patients in Canadian EMR primary care settings by category of risk factors

From: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol control status among Canadians at risk for cardiovascular disease: findings from the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network Database

Risk factors

High-risk patients

Total (n = 6405)

Uncontrolled LDL (68.6 %)

Gender

 Male

4931

66.0 %

 Female

1474

77.3 %

Age

  < 40

2

100.0 %

 40–50

72

85.7 %

 50–60

599

81.2 %

 60–70

1726

72.5 %

 70–80

2185

66.3 %

  > 80

1821

63.0 %

Smoking status

 Current smokers

1396

73.5 %

 Past smokers

2850

64.1 %

Non-smokers

2159

71.4 %

Diabetes

 Diabetics

2715

51.6 %

 Non-diabetics

3690

81.0 %

Hypertension

 Hypertensive

3911

66.9 %

 Non-hypertensive

2494

71.2 %

Obesity

  

 Normal/underweight

1218

70.5 %

 Overweight

2754

70.3 %

 Obese

2433

61.1 %

Lipid-lowering medication use

 Non-users

2958

89.5 %

 Previous users

789

50.4 %

 Current users

2658

50.6 %

Place of residence

 Rural

4754

70.5 %

 Urban

1501

67.8 %

Type of prevention

 Primary

4508

77.3 %

 Secondary

1897

47.9 %