Table 5.
Proportions recommended for active lipid lowering treatment by the different guidelines. Percentages for 25-64 years are directly age standardised to 1991 population of England and Wales
| Guidelines | Men
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Women
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 25-44 (n=128)
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Age 45-64 (n=194)
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Age 25-64 (n=322)
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Age 25-44 (n=112)
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Age 45-64 (n=207)
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Age 25-64 (n=319)
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| No | % (95% CI) | No | % (95% CI) | No | % (95% CI) | No | % (95% CI) | No | % (95% CI) | No | % (95% CI) | ||||||
| British Hyperlipidaemia Association | 2 | 1.6 (0.1 to 5.5) | 18 | 9.3 (5.2 to 13.4) | 20 | 4.6 (2.3 to 6.9) | 1 | 0.9 (0 to 4.9) | 13 | 6.3 (3.0 to 9.6) | 14 | 2.8 (1.0 to 4.6) | |||||
| Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin | 2 | 1.6 (0.1 to 5.5) | 23 | 11.9 (7.3 to 16.5) | 25 | 5.3 (2.9 to 7.7) | 1 | 0.9 (0 to 4.9) | 16 | 7.7 (4.1 to 11.3) | 17 | 3.3 (1.3 to 5.3) | |||||
| European Atherosclerosis Association: | |||||||||||||||||
| Possible drug treatment* | 1 | 0.8 (0 to 4.3) | 20 | 10.3 (6.0 to 14.6) | 21 | 5.0 (2.9 to 7.9) | 1 | 0.9 (0 to 4.9) | 20 | 9.7 (6.0 to 14.5) | 21 | 4.5 (2.4 to 7.3) | |||||
| Intensive dietary measures only | 8 | 6.3 (2.7 to 11.9) | 74 | 38.1 (31.3 to 45.0) | 82 | 18.0 (13.8 to 22.2) | 1 | 0.9 (0 to 4.9) | 31 | 15.0 (10.1 to 19.8) | 32 | 6.0 (3.6 to 9.2) | |||||
| All | 9 | 7.0 (3.3 to 12.9) | 94 | 48.5 (41.4 to 55.5) | 103 | 23.0 (18.4 to 27.6) | 2 | 1.8 (0.2 to 6.3) | 51 | 24.6 (18.8 to 30.5) | 52 | 10.6 (7.3 to 14.0) | |||||
| National cholesterol education program: | |||||||||||||||||
| Possible drug treatment* | 13 | 10.2 (4.9 to 15.4) | 55 | 28.4 (22.0 to 34.7) | 68 | 17.5 (13.3 to 21.5) | 2 | 1.8 (0.2 to 6.3) | 47 | 22.7 (17.0 to 28.4) | 49 | 9.5 (6.4 to 13.2) | |||||
| Intensive dietary measures only | 21 | 16.4 (10.0 to 22.8) | 48 | 24.7 (18.7 to 30.8) | 69 | 19.7 (15.2 to 23.9) | 7 | 6.3 (2.6 to 12.5) | 48 | 23.2 (17.4 to 28.9) | 55 | 12.7 (9.2 to 16.5) | |||||
| All | 34 | 26.6 (18.9 to 34.3) | 103 | 53.1 (46.1 to 60.1) | 137 | 37.2 (31.9 to 42.5) | 9 | 8.0 (3.0 to 13.0) | 95 | 45.9 (39.1 to 52.7) | 104 | 22.2 (17.6 to 26.8) | |||||
*
If intensive dietary measures fail to lower cholesterol to target values.