Table 1.

Goals for patients with diabetes

Target	Goal	Patients who achieve goal∗
Low-density lipoprotein	<100 mg/dL†	52%
Hemoglobin A1C	<7%	43%
Blood pressure	130/80 mm Hg	<29%

∗From reference 2.

†In individuals with cardiovascular disease, a lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal of <70 mg/dL is an option (3).