Table 4.

Logistic regression associations with deterioration of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c).

Characteristic			Odds ratio (95% CI)a
Age (per-year increase)			0.99 (0.99-1.00)
Women			1.44 (1.30-1.59)
Diabetes			0.72 (0.63-0.82)
Hypertension			0.93 (0.84-1.03)
Smoking (current)			1.00 (0.53-1.86)
Statin change
	Same dose, same type	Reference
	Same dose, different type	0.81 (0.58-1.13)
	Higher dose, same type	1.82 (1.39-2.37)
	Lower dose, same type	1.31 (0.93-1.85)
	Higher dose, different type	1.47 (1.28-1.70)
	Lower dose, different type	0.92 (0.80-1.06)
Antithrombotic medication			0.81 (0.73-0.89)
Number of measurement			0.98 (0.93-1.03)
Follow-up
	Short-term	Reference
	Long-term	0.97 (0.88-1.08)

^aTotal number of patients was 6871.