Table 5.

Responses to the investigators’ questionnaire

Question	Response, proportion of respondents, %	Response, proportion of respondents, %	Response, proportion of respondents, %	Response, proportion of respondents, %	Response, proportion of respondents, %
What is the frequency of visits to review cholesterol levels?	Annual, 2.6	6 months, 23.4	3 months, 68.8	More frequent than 3 months, 5.2
What treatment type do you usually recommend?	Statins, 85.9	Fibrates, 9.2	Bile acid sequestrants, 0.1	Other, 4.6
Which statin do you usually prescribe?	Atorvastatin, 48.5	Rosuvastatin, 34.9	Simvastatin, 13.7	Other, 2.9
‘A sufficient number of patients reach their target LDL cholesterol levels’	Strongly agree, 21.3	Agree, 45.3	Neither agree nor disagree, 22.7	Disagree, 8.0	Strongly disagree, 2.7
What percentages of those that have been set a target cholesterol level fall into the following categories?	Reached and sustained target level, 45.4	Generally stay at target level, occasionally too high, 23.9	Previously reached target level, now lapsed, 20.5	Have never reached target level, 11.7