Table 3.

Adjusted Odds Ratios for Passing Lipid Management Quality Measures in Women Compared to Men*

	LDL < 100 mg/dL	Clinical action measure†
Age + facility	0.51 (0.49,0.53)	0.68 (0.66,0.71)
Age + facility + number of primary care visits + type of facility‡	0.60 (0.58,0.62)	0.64 (0.62,0.66)
Age + facility + number of primary care visits + type of facility + IHD§ + BMI║	0.61 (0.59,0.63)	0.67 (0.65,0.70)

LDL low-density lipoprotein, IHD ischemic heart disease, BMI body mass index

*Odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals ^†Clinical action measure defined as: LDL < 100 mg/dL; or LDL ≥ 100 mg/dL and the patient was prescribed a moderate or high-dose statin at the time of the test; or index LDL ≥ 100 mg/dL and the patient received other appropriate clinical action within 90 days. Those with no LDL test recorded, but who were prescribed a moderate or high dose statin, also passed the measure on the basis of the prescription. ^‡VA medical center or CBOC-community-based outpatient clinic. ^§IHD-ischemic heart disease. ^║BMI – body-mass index (kg/m²)