Table 2.
Percent change from baseline in LDL-C, TC and HDL-C between intervention and control groups
| Time point | Outcomes |
LS Mean (SE) |
Difference in LS Means (%) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCP-NE (n=132) | PCP (n=131) | PCP-NE versus PCP | 95% Cl (%) | p-value | ||
| Week 24 |
LDL-C |
−30.09 (2.03) |
−27.54 (2.03) |
−2.55 |
−7.26, 2.16 |
0.288 |
| TC |
−22.97 (1.55) |
−20.80 (1.54) |
−2.17 |
−5.72, 1.38 |
0.229 |
|
| HDL-C |
−2.60 (1.30) |
−5.61 (1.30) |
3.01 |
0.12, 5.90 |
0.041 |
|
| Week 36 | LDL-C |
−25.88 (2.03) |
−26.86 (2.03) |
0.98 |
−3.68, 5.65 |
0.679 |
| TC |
−19.94 (1.53) |
−19.97 (1.52) |
0.04 |
−3.43, 3.51 |
0.984 |
|
| HDL-C | −2.97 (1.42) | −5.44 (1.41) | 2.48 | −0.79, 5.74 | 0.136 | |
LS = Least Squares; SE = Standard Error; 95%; CI = 95% Confidence Interval; LDL-C = Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; TC = Total Cholesterol; HDL-C = High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; PCP = Primary Care Physicians; PCP-NE = Primary Care Physicians assisted by Nurse Educators.