Table 4.

Lipid profile of patients compared to national targets and comparing males and females.

	Recommended Target	Three select primary-Care Initiatives in Ireland %	Males vs. Females (%)	P value
Blood Pressure	≤ 130/80 mmHg	37%	33.6% vs. 34.5%	p = 0.35
Total Cholesterol	< 4.5 mmol/l	64.5%	69.8% vs. 56.6%	P < 0.001
LDL Cholesterol	< 2.5 mmol/l	64.2%	68.2% vs. 58.9%	P < 0.001
HDL Cholesterol	> 1.0 mmol/l	70.9%	62.6% v 82.0%	P < 0.001