Table 3.

Comparison of the lipid-screening trends when the differing age cutoffs between the 2012 CCS guidelines and the 2016 CCS guidelines are applied: Eligibility for screening was based on age cutoffs alone.

SAMPLE SIZE AND SCREENING TRENDS	USING 2012 CCS GUIDELINE CUTOFFS	USING 2016 CCS GUIDELINE CUTOFFS
Study sample, N	149 262	149 262
Eligible for screening, n (%)	69 212 (46)	83 119 (56)
Screening inside age ranges, n (%)	22 783 (33)	26 024 (31)
Screening outside age ranges, n (%)	14 194 (18)*	10 997 (17)†

CCS—Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

^*The total number of patients outside the recommended age range was 80 050.

^†The total number of patients outside the recommended age range was 66 143.