TABLE 4.

Proportions of Patients in Need of Statin Therapy and Adequacy of Statin-Prescribing Rates

Statin Therapy Status Category	Patients, %
Patients in need for statin therapy	97.8
Patients in need of statin therapy who were receiving it	27.7
Patients <40 years of age in need of statin therapy	83.7
Patients <40 years in need of statin therapy who were receiving it	9.25
Total patients receiving adequate lipid-lowering therapy	16.0