TABLE 3.

Benefits of treating lipid levels to target among Canadians without cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes

Undiscounted
Sex	Age group, years	Years of life saved	Years of life free of CVD	Total person years of life saved (×103)	Person years of treatment required to save one year of life
Women	40–49	1.73	2.23	95	34
	50–59	1.25	1.59	110	37
	60–69	1.09	1.40	172	27
	70–74	0.91	1.13	85	23
Total		1.17	1.50	462	29
Men	40–49	2.23	2.58	762	19
	50–59	2.25	2.25	643	16
	60–69	1.40	1.33	485	17
	70–74	1.17	1.08	151	14
Total		1.85	1.93	2042	17
Overall		1.67	1.81	2504	20

Discounted
Sex	Age group, years	Years of life saved	Years of life free of CVD	Total person years of life saved (×103)	Person years of treatment required to save one year of life
Women	40–49	0.66	1.10	36	59
	50–59	0.63	0.97	55	58
	60–69	0.62	0.96	98	37
	70–74	0.58	0.84	54	30
Total		0.62	0.95	244	43
Men	40–49	0.96	1.43	327	31
	50–59	1.17	1.44	332	23
	60–69	0.83	0.93	287	22
	70–74	0.77	0.82	99	18
Total		0.95	1.20	1046	25
Overall		0.86	1.14	1289	29