Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of study population

	Overall N = 712	LDL-C goal attainment N = 71	No LDL-C goal attainment N = 641	p-value
Age (years)	61.4 ± 10.4	63.2 ± 11.3	61.2 ± 10.3	0.1
Male gender	484 (68.0)	55 (77.5)	429 (66.9)	0.08
Cardiovascular risk factors
Prior CAD	461 (64.7)	53 (74.6)	408 (63.7)	0.07
Cerebrovascular disease	64 (9.0)	1 (1.4)	63 (9.8)	0.01
Abdominal aortic aneurysm	24 (3.4)	8 (11.3)	55 (8.6)	0.5
Peripheral arterial disease	63 (8.8)	8 (11.3)	55 (8.6)	0.5
Hypertension	458 (64.3)	44 (62.0)	414 (64.6)	0.7
Smoking	385 (54.1)	29 (40.8)	356 (55.5)	0.02
Diabetes mellitus	306 (43.0)	27 (38.0)	279 (43.5)	0.4
Family history of CAD	164 (23.0)	13 (18.3)	151 (23.6)	0.4
Lipid levels at baseline
TC (mg/dl)	248.5 ± 37.3	232.7 ± 36.9	250.3 ± 36.9	<0.001
LDL-C (mg/dl)	167.0 ± 35.6	150.1 ± 34.5	168.8 ± 35.3	<0.001
HDL-C (mg/dl)	45.7 ± 11.3	46.6 ± 10.1	45.6 ± 11.4	0.5
TG (mg/dl)	165.2 ± 68.4	170.7 ± 79.8	164.6 ± 67.0	0.5
Non HDL-C (mg/dl)	202.9 ± 37.7	186.1 ± 37.7	204.7 ± 37.3	<0.001

Data are expressed as means ± SD or n (%). CAD = coronary artery disease, TC = total cholesterol, LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, TG = triglycerides.