Table 3.
Proportion of Clinicians Very Likely/Likely to Prescribe Statin Therapy in the Primary Prevention Hypothetical Scenarios
| Scenario | All (N=774) | Adopted ACC/AHA Guidelines | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (N=574) | No (N=200) | p-value | ||
| Prescribe Statin Therapy | ||||
| Diabetes | 654 (84.5%) | 483 (84.2%) | 171 (85.5%) | 0.68 |
| High risk/high LDL-C | 719 (92.9%) | 537 (93.6%) | 182 (91.0%) | 0.23 |
| Low risk/high LDL-C | 311 (40.2%) | 234 (40.8%) | 77 (38.5%) | 0.57 |
| Add a Non-Statin Lipid Lowering Treatment | ||||
| High LDL-C despite adherence to high-intensity statin | 398 (51.4%) | 287 (50.0%) | 111 (55.5%) | 0.18 |