Table III.

Cholesterol levels and percentage close to treatment goal (< 5.5 mmol/L) at screening in the medicated and the non-medicated groups related to follow-up of blood tests.

	Medicated		Non-medicated
	Mean mmol/L (95% CI)	< 5.5mmol/L	Mean mmol/L (95% CI)	< 5.5mmol/L
High risk of CVD	n = 942		n = 3881
No blood tests	6.8* (6.7–6.9) n = 367	6%	6.3* (6.2–6.3) n = 1978	13%
Blood tests	7.0* (7.0–7.1) n = 575	4%	6.4* (6.3–6.4) n = 1903	12%
CVD	n = 242		n = 294
No blood tests	6.3 (6.1–6.5) n = 120	18%	6.0 (5.9–6.2) n = 152	31%
Blood tests	6.2 (6.1–6.4) n = 122	20%	5.9 (5.8–6.0) n = 142	32%

Notes: The population is divided into patients with high risk of CVD and patients with manifest CVD. *Significant statistical difference in mean cholesterol between no blood tests and blood tests.