TABLE 4.

Comparison of subjects below and above target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels at six weeks

	Patient group
	Below target LDL-C (n=674)	Above target LDL-C (n=163)	P
LDL-C, mmol/L (mean ± SD)
Baseline	3.28±0.70	4.03±1.12	0.001*
Six weeks	2.13±0.57	3.46±1.07	0.001*
Change in LDL-C, % (mean ± SD)
Baseline to six weeks	−34.10±15.86	−12.47±18.39	0.001*
P	0.001†	0.001†
Statin dose at baseline, n (%)
10 mg/day	168 (24.9)	28 (17.2)	0.005‡
20 mg/day	253 (37.5)	52 (31.9)
40 mg/day – 80 mg/day	261 (38.7)	86 (52.8)
10-year coronary artery disease risk, n (%)
Low	623 (92.4)	154 (94.5)	0.825‡
Moderate	34 (5.0)	6 (3.7)
High	17 (2.5)	3 (1.8)

^*P value based on Student’s t test for independent groups;

^*†P value based on Student’s t test for paired comparisons;

^‡P value based on χ² test