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Table 2 CVD associated factors among high-risk patients with and without controlled levels of LDL-C in Canadian EMR primary care settings

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

Controlled LDL

Uncontrolled LDL

P-value

Age (Mean ± SD)

73.80 ± 9.57

71.27 ± 10.4

<0.0001

Gender (female)

17.5 %

26.5 %

<0.0001

Body mass index (Mean ± SD)

29.93 ± 5.84

28.85 ± 5.39

<0.0001

Diabetes

65 %

32 %

<0.0001

Hypertension

64 %

59 %

<0.0001

Smoking

 Non-smokers

30.8 %

35.2 %

<0.0001

 Past smokers

50.9 %

41.6 %

 Current smokers

18.1 %

23.1 %

Lipid-lowering medication use

 Non-user

15.5 %

60.4 %

<0.0001

 Previous user

19.3 %

8.9 %

 Current user

65.1 %

30.6 %

Residence (rural)

22.3 %

25.1 %

0.055

Prevention (secondary)

49.00 %

20.60 %

<0.0001