Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population
From: Physicians’ behavior following changes in LDL cholesterol target goals
Total | Low risk | Moderate risk | High risk | p value a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 433,662 | 277,234 | 58,214 | 98,214 | |
% of the cohort | 100% | 63.9% | 13.4% | 22.7% | |
Age - mean (SD) | 53.0 (10.3) | 49.2 (12.7) | 60.4 (7.8) | 59.2 (10.3) | <0.001 |
Males (%) | 44.2% | 34.2% | 52.3% | 78.7% | <0.001 |
Low socioeconomic status (%) | 34.9% | 34.8% | 32.3% | 36.7% | <0.001 |