Table 2 Characteristics of lipid-lowering therapy in Familial Hypercholesterolemia Phenotype population.

From: Women with familial hypercholesterolemia phenotype are undertreated and poorly controlled compared to men

 

FH-P without cardiovascular disease

FH-P with cardiovascular disease

Male

N = 5.088

Female

N = 7.033

P-value

Male

N = 1659

Female

N = 919

P-value

Absence of treatment, N, %

969 (19)

977 (14)

0.001

49 (3)

21 (2)

0.35

Low LLT, N, %

442 (9)

781 (11)

0.001

57 (3)

56 (6)

0.001

Moderate LLT; N, %

2.785 (55)

4.099 (58)

628 (38)

438 (48)

High LLT, N, %

833 (16)

1087 (15)

833 (52)

369 (40)

Very High LLT, N%

59 (1)

89 (1)

92 (6)

36 (4)

Statins and ezetimibe; N, %

184 (4)

222 (3)

0.19

196 (12)

86 (9)

0.07

Statin pattern dosea, N, %

Simvastatin 20 1.353 (33)

Simvastatin 20 2.140(36)

0.003

Atorvastatin 40. 555 (34)

Atorvastatin 40. 252 (28)

0.001

Simvastatin 40. 784 (19)

Simvastatin 40 1.114 (18)

Simvastatin 20 189 (12)

Simvastatin 20 168 (19)

Atorvastatin 40. 607 (15)

Atorvastatin 40 825 (14)

Atorvastatin 80 237 (15)

Atorvastatin 80 99 (11)

Adherence (MPR)

0.6 (0.4)

0.6 (0.3)

0.001

0.8 (0.3)

0.7 (0.3)

0.003

Patients with LDL-C > 3.36 mmol/L, N, %

3.612 (71)

5.275 (75)

0.001

647 (39)

478 (52)

0.001

Patients with LDL-C > 2.5 mmol/L; N; %

4.731 (93)

6.681 (95)

0.001

1.228 (74)

772 (84)

0.001

Patients with LDL-C > 1.81 mmol/L mg/dL; N; %

5.037 (99)

6.963 (99)

0.1

1.626 (98)

910 (99)

0.001

  1. FH-P familial hypercholesterolemia phenotype, LLT Lipid lowering therapy, MPR medication possession ratio, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
  2. aThree most used statins.