Table 3 Proportion of patients attaining targets for low density lipoprotein (LDL) according to American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) guideline.

From: Evaluation of LDL goal achievement in statin consumption, south east of Iran

 

Risk category

Total

Extreme risk (n = 9)

Very high risk (n = 337)

High risk (n = 55)

Moderate risk (n = 175)

Goal LDL (ref)

  

< 55

< 70

< 100

< 100

 

Total LDL

  

97.11 ± 23.97

89.81 ± 33.08

92.45 ± 33.26

97.5 ± 48.37

92.51 ± 38.36

Target LDL (ACC/AHA guideline)

No

N (%)

9 (100%)

242 (71.8)

16 (29.1)

62 (35.4)

329 (57.1)

Yes

N (%)

0

95 (28.2)

39 (70.9)

113 (64.6)

247 (42.9)

  1. ACC/AHA The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association.