Table 3.

Mean total cholesterol values (SD) and difference between the year 1994 and 2003 (95%CI) in patients with and without lipid-lowering drugs

Age	1994		2003		difference
	medication		medication		medication
	without	with	without	with	without	with
25–44	205 (38.07)	264 (41.51)	196 (38.50)	223 (48.78)	9 (6.83–11.17)*	41 (31.68–50.32)*
45–64	229 (40.58)	260 (40.68)	216 (36.28)	212 (40.82)	13 (11.14–14.86)*	48 (45.05–50.95)*
65–74	233 (40.78)	255 (41.78)	216 (35.40)	204 (37.35)	17 (14.40–19.60)*	51 (47.51–54.49)*
75+	232 (45.95)	242 (42.73)	209 (39.79)	200 (38.34)	23 (19.34–26.66)*	42 (47.51–54.49)*

*p < 0.0001