Table 3.
Statin Eligibility in Hypertensive Adults Not Prescribed a Statin
| Eligibility | Not Taking a Statin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible According to ATP III and 2013 Cholesterol Guidelines | Only Eligible According to ATP III Guideline | Only Eligible According to 2013 Cholesterol Guideline | Not Eligible According to Either | |
| No./% | 27,422/18.1 | 4025/2.7 | 51,647/34.1 | 68,274/45.1 |
| Age, y | 60.0±10.2 | 54.6±21.8 | 61.5±9.3 | 47.9±13.8 |
| Men/women, % | 48.6/51.4 | 39.5/60.5 | 45.3/54.7 | 32.1/67.9 |
| Race | ||||
| Black, % | 25.1 | 27.8 | 26.1 | 22.8 |
| White, % | 60.8 | 58.2 | 62.2 | 62.1 |
| Other, unknown, % | 14.0 | 14.0 | 11.6 | 15.1 |
| Obese, % | 58.2 | 57.0 | 51.8 | 53.4 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 32.4±7.5 | 33.4±9.2 | 31.5±7.5 | 32.1±8.5 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 136.7±19.0 | 135.3±18.9 | 134.6±18.0 | 128.8±16.6 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 80.8±11.1 | 80.1±11.5 | 79.7±11.0 | 80.0±10.8 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 215.1±37.6 | 208.1±30.5 | 179.9±33.1 | 180.2±37.7 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 46.9±16.4 | 45.5±15.3 | 50.3±19.4 | 51.4±19.7 |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 138.2±31.5 | 133.7±24.3 | 102.8±25.6 | 101.8±30.7 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 150.0±77.7 | 144.1±78.0 | 131.9±76.5 | 120.0±71.6 |
| Diabetes mellitus, % | 45.7 | 54.0 | 21.3 | 9.7 |
| Glycated hemoglobin <8%, % | 72.4 | 69.8 | 76.4 | 72.6 |
| Cigarettes, % | 28.4 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 12.6 |
| CKD stage 3 or 4, % | 11.1 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 5.3 |
| 10‐y CHD, % | 11.8±8.2 | 11.1±10.5 | 7.5±5.4 | 3.5±5.1 |
| CHD10 >20% | 70.4 | 72.0 | 30.8 | 10.8 |
| CHD10 10%–20% | 23.2 | 15.7 | 22.4 | 5.8 |
| CHD10 <10% | 6.4 | 12.2 | 46.9 | 83.4 |
| ASCVD10, % | 23.4±13.9 | 23.0±22.5 | 17.2±12.6 | 7.8±15.5 |
| ASCVD, % | 24.8 | 0 | 15.0 | 0 |
| LDL ≥190 mg/dL, % | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ⊕DM ASCVD10 ≥7.5%, % | 28.8 | 24.6 | 11.0 | 6.3 |
| ⊕DM ASCVD10 <7.5% | 8.2 | 29.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| ∅DM ASCVD10 ≥7.5%, % | 28.8 | 32.7 | 50.9 | 13.1 |
| ∅DM ASCVD10 5% to <7.5%, % | 2.5 | 1.7 | 19.2 | 2.0 |
Abbreviations: ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; ASCVD10, 10‐year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CHD, coronary heart disease; CHD10, 10‐year risk of coronary heart disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ⊕DM, diabetes mellitus; ∅DM, no diabetes mellitus; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; obese, body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2; SBP, systolic blood pressure. Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation.