Overall (N = 1,526) | Guideline (n = 763) | Historical (n = 763) | P Valuea | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Demographics | |||||||
Age, mean [SD] | 59.5 | [8.1] | 60.5 | [8.6] | 58.6 | [7.5] | < 0.001 |
Male | 1,110 | 72.7 | 543 | 71.2 | 567 | 74.3 | 0.187 |
Clinical characteristics | |||||||
Hyperlipidemia | 1,232 | 80.7 | 610 | 79.9 | 622 | 81.5 | 0.454 |
Hypertension | 1,124 | 73.7 | 560 | 73.4 | 564 | 73.9 | 0.860 |
Diabetes | 260 | 17.0 | 130 | 17.0 | 130 | 17.0 | 1.000 |
Overweight | 13 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.7 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.579 |
Obesity | 196 | 12.8 | 77 | 10.1 | 119 | 15.6 | 0.002 |
Anxiety | 19 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.4 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.646 |
Depression | 42 | 2.8 | 22 | 2.9 | 20 | 2.6 | 0.877 |
Bipolar | 8 | 0.5 | 7 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.077 |
Psychotic disorder | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 1.000 |
Pre-index antihyperlipidemic medication use | |||||||
Antihyperlipidemic medication classes | |||||||
None | 370 | 24.2 | 185 | 24.2 | 185 | 24.2 | 1.000 |
Nonstatin medication | 160 | 10.5 | 80 | 10.5 | 80 | 10.5 | |
Low-intensity statin | 20 | 1.3 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 1.3 | |
Moderate-intensity statin | 728 | 47.7 | 364 | 47.7 | 364 | 47.7 | |
High-intensity statin | 248 | 16.3 | 124 | 16.3 | 124 | 16.3 | |
Antihyperlipidemic copay, mean [SD]b | $22 | [$26] | $19 | [$26] | $24 | [$26] | < 0.001 |
Number of antihyperlipidemic fills, mean [SD]b | 7.6 | [5.3] | 6.6 | [4.3] | 8.5 | [6.1] | < 0.001 |
a Continuous variables compared between guideline and historical groups using paired t-tests, and categorical variables compared using McNemar’s test or Maxwell-Stuart test as appropriate.
b Among patients with at least 1 antihyperlipidemic fill.
SD = standard deviation.