Appendix Table 5.

Forward Logistic Regression Model of Patient-Level Factors Associated with LDL-Cholesterol Non-Control per the NCEP Guideline.

Covariate	Parameter Estimate	p-value	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Cumulative C- Index
Intercept	−3.3493	<.0001
Hyperlipidemia	0.9236	<.0001	2.52 (2.43 – 2.61)	0.654
Diabetes mellitus	0.8920	<.0001	2.44 (2.33 – 2.56)	0.682
Body mass index (BMI)
<18.5 (underweight)	0.0269	0.78	1.03 (0.85 – 1.25)	0.710
18.5 – 24.9 (normal)	Reference
25.0 – 29.9 (overweight)	0.4519	<.0001	1.57 (1.50 – 1.65)	0.710
30.0 – 34.9 (obesity, class I)	0.6028	<.0001	1.83 (1.73 – 1.92)	0.710
35.0 – 39.9 (obesity, class II)	0.6231	<.0001	1.86 (1.75 – 1.99)	0.710
≥40.0 (obesity, class III)	0.6632	<.0001	1.94 (1.79 – 2.10)	0.710
Age
18 – 40	Reference
41 – 60	0.5888	<.0001	1.80 (1.72 – 1.89)	0.719
61 – 80	0.4737	<.0001	1.61 (1.52 – 1.70)	0.719
>80	0.5006	<.0001	1.65 (1.48 – 1.83)	0.719
Cerebral vascular disease/CVA	0.9993	<.0001	2.72 (2.49 – 2.96)	0.726
Male	0.2206	<.0001	1.25 (1.20 – 1.29)	0.731
Number of visits/year
1 – 2	Reference
3 – 4	−0.1678	<.0001	0.85 (0.81 – 0.88)	0.731
5 – 6	−0.1625	<.0001	0.85 (0.80 – 0.90)	0.731
>6	−0.2212	<.0001	0.80 (0.76 – 0.84)	0.731
Alcohol & drug abuse	0.3537	<.0001	1.42 (1.34 – 1.52)	0.733
Anemia	−0.3073	<.0001	0.74 (0.68 – 0.79)	0.733
Hypertension	0.1848	<.0001	1.20 (1.16 – 1.25)	0.734

Number of observations read: 136,771

Number of observations used: 131,589