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  • Title: Determinants of cholesterol goal attainment at 12 months in patients with hypercholesterolaemia not at consensus goal after 3 months of treatment with lipid-lowering drugs.
    Author: Lindgren P, Borgström F, Stålhammar J, Alemao E, Jönsson L.
    Journal: Int J Clin Pract; 2007 Aug; 61(8):1410-4. PubMed ID: 17627716.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Less than half of patients in Scandinavian societies achieve target cholesterol values established by consensus coronary prevention panels. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using logistic regression analysis, we determined that patients not at consensus cholesterol goals after 3 months of treatment using lipid-lowering medications were significantly more likely to achieve these goals at 12 months if they were treated with an active management strategy (changes in lipid-lowering therapy within 3 months), had a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, or initiated lipid-lowering more recently, compared with their counterparts without these factors. CONCLUSION: An active management strategy is associated with a higher probability of achieving treatment goals in patients not at goal after 3 months following treatment initiation.
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