Figure 2.
Percentage of patients with condition treated per National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP) Guidelines, by race/ethnicity, the HIV Outpatient Study, January 2002–September 2009. Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals. Abbreviations: LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
| Condition | Patients Successfully Treated Per NCEP Guidelines, % (95% Confidence Interval) |
|---|---|
| High LDL-C/non-HDL-C | |
| Non-Hispanic white (n = 525) | 83.1 (79.7-86.1) |
| Nonwhite, non-Hispanic (n = 307) | 85.7 (81.4-89.3) |
| Low HDL-C | |
| Non-Hispanic white (n = 716) | 8.4 (6.5-10.6) |
| Nonwhite, non-Hispanic (n = 547) | 1.5 (0.7-2.8) |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | |
| Non-Hispanic white (n = 124) | 82.3 (74.8-88.2) |
| Nonwhite, non-Hispanic (n = 43) | 88.4 (78.1-95.6) |
| Hypertension | |
| Non-Hispanic white (n = 512) | 56.3 (51.9-60.5) |
| Nonwhite, non-Hispanic (n = 524) | 65.8 (61.7-69.8) |