Table 1.
Demographic data of study patients
| Characteristics | Number (%)a |
|---|---|
| Number of patients | 83 |
| Age in years (mean ± SD) | 60 ± 13 |
| Male | 51 (61) |
| Statin | |
| Simvastatin | 46 (55) |
| Atorvastatin | 37 (45) |
| Baseline LDL-C in mmol/l (mean ± SD)b | 3.9 ± 0.73 |
| Duration of statin therapy in months (mean ± SD) | 6.9 ± 3.2 |
| Number of concurrent medications (mean ± SD) | 5 ± 1.6 |
| Co-morbidity | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 49 (59) |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 19 (23) |
| Hypertension | 17 (20) |
| Angina | 15 (18) |
| Congestive heart failure | 3 (4) |
| Stroke | 1 (1.2) |
| Education | |
| ≤6 years | 42 (51) |
| 6–12 years | 34 (41) |
| >12 years | 7 (8) |
| Monthly household income (HK$)c | |
| <8000 | 35 (42) |
| 8000 to <15 000 | 16 (19) |
| 15 000 to <20 000 | 9 (11) |
| 20 000 to <25 000 | 10 (12) |
| >25 000 | 13 (16) |
a
Sum of percentage for underlying risk factors exceeded 100 because some patients had multiple risk factors.
b
LDL-C, Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
c
1 USD = 7.8 HKD.