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. 2010 Mar 17;10:68. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-68

Table 3.

Descriptive characteristics of sample by statin use and goal attainment.

Goal Attainment by Statin Use
Non-User
N = 6043
User
N = 537
Total 0.90 0.81
Age group
 21-34 0.97 1.00
 35-44 0.94 0.83
 45-54 0.88 0.88
 55-64 0.82 0.76
 ≥ 65 0.70 0.80
Female 0.95 0.88
Race/Ethnicity
 White 0.89 0.82
 Black 0.91 0.73
 Hispanic 0.93 0.79
 Other 0.88 0.82
 <100% 0.87 0.54
 100-149% 0.88 0.72
 150-199% 0.89 0.79
 200-299% 0.89 0.82
 300-499% 0.91 0.88
 ≥ 500% 0.91 0.86
Education
 <12 years 0.85 0.78
 12 years 0.87 0.81
 >12 years 0.92 0.83
No Insurance 0.93 0.79
Usual Source of Care 0.89 0.82
 0 0.92 0.69
 1 0.92 0.84
 2 0.89 0.80
 3 0.87 0.80
 4 0.85 0.82
 ≥ 5 0.91 0.87
English Spoken at Home 0.89 0.82
Survey Year
 1999-2000 0.88 0.62
 2001-2002 0.89 0.77
 2003-2004 0.90 0.83
 2005-2006 0.91 0.83

Notes: Proportions are population weighted. Source: NHANES 1999-2006