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Table 4 Percentage change of LDL-C with titrations in statin intensity

From: LDL-cholesterol change and goal attainment following statin intensity titration among Asians in primary care: a retrospective cohort study

From

To

LDL-C change (%)

95% CI

m

No statin

 No Statin

No Statin

−1.1

(− 1.6, − 0.6)

4073

Non Titrator

 Low-intensity

Low-intensity

0.4

(0.0, 0.8)

14,169

 Moderate-intensity

Moderate-intensity

0.3

(−0.6, 1.2)

2961

 High-Intensity

High-Intensity

0.9

(−2.6, 4.3)

424

Titrators (Up)

 No Statin

Low-intensity

−21.6

(−24.3, −18.9)

311

 No Statin

Moderate-intensity

−28.9

(−32.7, − 25.0)

189

 No Statin

High-Intensity

−25.2

(−37.7, −12.8)

33

 Low-intensity

Moderate-intensity

−16.2

(−18.1, − 14.3)

637

 Low-intensity

High-Intensity

−24.6

(−31.5, −17.8)

49

 Moderate-intensity

High-Intensity

−12.4

(−15.7, −9.1)

281

Titrators (Down)

 Low-intensity

No Statin

18.1

(10.0, 26.1)

64

 Moderate-intensity

No Statin

32.1

(4.5, 59.7)

22

 Moderate-intensity

Low-intensity

13.2

(7.6, 18.9)

261

 High-Intensity

No Statin

89.5

(− 125.2, 304.3)

3

 High-Intensity

Low-intensity

24.6

(−20.2, 69.3)

10

 High-Intensity

Moderate-intensity

18.4

(8.5, 28.2)

102

  1. Abbreviations: LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, m number of LDL-C pairs