Table 4. Difference of clinical characteristics between the patients achieving and not achieving LDL-C target.
| LDL-C < 100 mg/dL | LDL-C ≥ 100 mg/dL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | N | Mean | Std | N | Mean | Std | p-value |
| Age, yrs | 1882 | 65.93 | 11.65 | 1604 | 65.63 | 12.31 | 0.4728 |
| Men,% | 1330 | 70.67% | 1056 | 65.84% | 0.0022 | ||
| Waist, cm | 1676 | 93.6 | 11.12 | 1434 | 93.44 | 11.03 | 0.6885 |
| Hip, cm | 1644 | 100.62 | 8.36 | 1390 | 100.57 | 9.16 | 0.8793 |
| W/H ratio | 1637 | 0.93 | 0.11 | 1401 | 0.93 | 0.12 | 0.7862 |
| Height, cm | 1784 | 163.03 | 8.24 | 1545 | 162.29 | 8.37 | 0.0106 |
| Weight, kg | 1801 | 69.61 | 12.3 | 1556 | 69.86 | 12.75 | 0.571 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 1784 | 26.35 | 4.27 | 1519 | 26.14 | 3.85 | 0.1272 |
| SBP, mmHg | 1752 | 131.68 | 17.43 | 1512 | 133.66 | 17.23 | 0.0012 |
| DBP, mmHg | 1740 | 75.12 | 11.03 | 1500 | 77.33 | 11.06 | <0.0001 |
| Pulse rate, beats/min | 1338 | 74.5 | 12.76 | 1269 | 75.13 | 12.85 | 0.2116 |
| TC, mg/dL | 1882 | 149.85 | 25.62 | 1604 | 204.05 | 35.7 | <0.0001 |
| HDL-C, mg/dL | 1882 | 45.07 | 14.67 | 1604 | 46.43 | 13.38 | 0.0042 |
| LDL-C, mg/dL | 1882 | 77.04 | 15.45 | 1604 | 130.13 | 27.99 | <0.0001 |
| TG, mg/dL | 1882 | 133.89 | 99.51 | 1604 | 147.05 | 77.44 | <0.0001 |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 1681 | 1.15 | 0.8 | 1376 | 1.11 | 0.66 | 0.1252 |
| AC sugar, mg/dL | 1708 | 118.24 | 41.27 | 1372 | 118.51 | 40.63 | 0.8576 |
| HBA1C, % | 1014 | 7.43 | 5.95 | 736 | 7.11 | 1.82 | 0.1012 |
| AST, mg/dL | 1096 | 25.85 | 16.91 | 821 | 29.17 | 19.24 | 0.7057 |
| ALT, mg/dL | 1514 | 28.51 | 19.82 | 1181 | 29.69 | 20.82 | 0.1513 |
| CK, mg/dL | 883 | 126.79 | 252.66 | 568 | 140.47 | 370 | 0.4397 |
W/H ratio, weight and height ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; CK, creatinine kinase; MI, myocardial infarction; CVD, cerebrovascular disease; CAD, coronary artery disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; IFG, impaired fasting glucose; IGT, impaired glucose tolerance; TIA, transient ischemic attack.