Table 5

Percentage low-density lipoprotein cholesterol achievement goals by selected factors

Selected factorsNoPercentage achievementp Value
Sex0.029
 Male41755.4
 Female82348.9
Male by age (years) at risk0.750
 ≥4539455.6
 <452352.2
Female by age (years) at risk0.057
 ≥55 of age62350.7
 <5520043.0
Duration (months) of statin treatment0.997
 3–613650.7
 7–1224551.0
 13–2434950.4
 25–3623551.9
 ≥3727551.3
Statins received0.842
 Statins only115651.1
 Statins with other lipid-lowering drugs8450.0
Field of expertise of attending physicians0.360
 Internal medicine122751.2
 Non-internal medicine1338.5
Field of expertise of attending physicians who were in internal medicine0.598
 General102951.2
 Cardiologist12853.9
 Endocrinologist, nephrologists or neurologist6746.3