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

Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression model for uncontrolled LDL among high risk patients in Canadian EMR primary care settings^a

Risk factors (reference group)	Odds ratio (95%CI)	P-value
Gender (males)	3.26 (2.63–4.05)	<0.0001
Age	0.95 (0.94–0.96)	<0.0001
Obesity (BMI ≤25)
Overweight	1.05 (0.77–1.42)	0.775
Obese	0.62 (0.46–0.84)	0.002
Smoking status (nonsmokers)
Past smokers	0.85 (0.71–1.01)	0.062
Current smokers	0.44 (0.33–0.59)	<0.0001
Diabetes	0.13 (0.11–0.16)	<0.0001
Hypertension	0.72 (0.61–0.86)	<0.0001
Lipid-lowering medication (current users)
Previous users	1.28 (1.02–1.61)	0.035
Non-users	6.31 (5.21–7.65)	<0.0001
Place of residence (urban)	0.64 (0.52–0.78)	<0.0001
Type of prevention (primary)	0.42 (0.35–0.51)	<0.0001

^a Patients with diabetes and hypertension were compared to those without diabetes or hypertension, respectively

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