Table 4.
Women (n = 21,780) | Men (n = 646,429) | |||
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(%) | LDL level in mg/dL [mean(SD)] | (%) | LDL level in mg/dL [mean(SD)] | |
No statin | 33 | 105 (38) | 30 | 92 (32) |
Low-dose | 8 | 96 (34) | 8 | 84 (28) |
Moderate-dose | 32 | 92 (33) | 34 | 80 (28) |
High-dose | 27 | 95 (37) | 29 | 83 (31) |
*Based on the statin dose at the time of index LDL. †Percents do not total to 100 due to rounding. ‡Pearson’s chi square testing the equality of groups has a p value of < 0.0001.
§Mean difference of LDL within each statin dose was significantly different by gender, with a p value < 0.0001