Table 2 Risk factors of participants according to ATPIII
From: Physicians’ behavior following changes in LDL cholesterol target goals
Total | Low risk | Moderate risk | High risk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 433,662 | 277,234 | 58,214 | 98,214 |
Male (> = age 45 years) | 140,965 (32.5%) | 50,264 (18.1%) | 29,185 (50.1%) | 61,516 (62.6%) |
Female (> = age 55 years) | 127,264 (29.3%) | 76,815 (27.7%) | 26,721 (45.9%) | 23,728 (24.2%) |
Current smoking | 76,621 | 42,933 | 8,710 | 24,978 |
Low HDL cholesterol | 56,290 | 15,650 | 10,614 | 30,026 |
Hypertension | 125,128 | 22,410 | 45,631 | 57,087 |
Ischemic heart disease | 59,931 | 0 | 0 | 59,931 |
State after cerebrovascular accident | 21,864 | 0 | 0 | 21,864 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 10,436 | 0 | 0 | 10,436 |
High HDL cholesterola | 80,789 | 69,236 | 1,181 | 10,372 |