Table 3.

Mean LDL-C levels and target achievement for high/very high-risk groups

	Established CVD (n = 200,534)	DM + target organ damage (n = 13,339)	FH (n = 41,594)	SCORE ≥ 5% (n = 48,067)
Mean LDL-C, mmol/L (SD)	2.8 (0.9)	3.0 (0.9)	4.9 (1.9)	2.9 (1.0)
LDL-C target achievement
< 1.8 mmol/L, % (range)	16 (9–56)	NA	–	16 (14–25)
< 2.5 mmol/L, % (range)	66 (24–81)	13 (6–36)	15 (9–22)	29 (5–63)

Mean values are weighted by study size

LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, CVD cardiovascular disease, DM diabetes mellitus, FH familial hypercholesterolaemia, SCORE Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation, NA not available (no study reported these data), – not applicable to this cohort