Table 2.
Characteristics of patients with and without dyslipidemia and practice characteristics: Includes all patients who had at least 1 encounter at a participating practice in the 2-year study period.
| CHARACTERISTIC | PATIENTS, n (%) | P VALUE* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL (N=773,081) | WITH DYSLIPIDEMIA | WITHOUT DYSLIPIDEMIA | ||
| Age, y | ||||
| • 40-64 | 474,757 (61.41) | 203,428 (42.85) | 271,329 (57.15) | <.0001 |
| • ≥65 | 298,324 (38.59) | 183,367 (61.47) | 114,957 (38.53) | |
| Sex | ||||
| • Female | 429,622 (55.57) | 192,225 (44.74) | 237,397 (55.26) | <.0001 |
| • Male | 343,459 (44.43) | 194,570 (56.65) | 148,889 (43.35) | |
| Practice location† | ||||
| • Rural | 121,028 (16.77) | 54,732 (45.22) | 66,296 (54.78) | <.0001 |
| • Urban | 600,572 (83.23) | 300,513 (50.04) | 300,059 (49.96) | |
| BMI,† kg/m2 | ||||
| • <18 (underweight) | 3041 (0.90) | 1178 (38.74) | 1863 (61.26) | <.0001 |
| • 18-24 (normal) | 66,214 (19.70) | 27,932 (42.18) | 38,282 (57.82) | |
| • 25-29 (overweight) | 121,205 (36.07) | 70,301 (58.00) | 50,904 (42.00) | |
| • ≥30 (obese) | 145,583 (43.32) | 94,524 (64.93) | 51,059 (35.07) | |
| Smoking status† | ||||
| • Current smoker | 101,733 (23.88) | 55,462 (54.52) | 46,271 (45.48) | <.0001 |
| • Past smoker | 82,305 (19.32) | 50,354 (61.18) | 31,951 (38.82) | |
| • Never smoker | 146,133 (34.30) | 76,079 (52.06) | 70,054 (47.94) | |
| • Not currently‡ | 95,863 (22.50) | 52,091 (54.34) | 43,772 (45.66) | |
| Patients with diabetes | 123,030 (15.91) | 70,723 (57.48) | 52,307 (42.52) | <.0001 |
| Patients with hypertension | 263,139 (34.04) | 174,346 (66.26) | 88,793 (33.74) | <.0001 |
| No. of comorbid conditions | ||||
| • 0 | 293,253 (37.93) | 106,333 (36.26) | 186,920 (63.74) | <.0001 |
| • 1 | 238,978 (30.91) | 125,716 (52.61) | 113,262 (47.39) | |
| • 2 | 138,583 (17.93) | 86,163 (62.17) | 52,420 (37.83) | |
| • 3 | 66,249 (8.57) | 44,133 (66.62) | 22,116 (33.38) | |
| • ≥4 | 36,018 (4.66) | 24,450 (67.88) | 11,568 (32.12) | |
| Practice size | ||||
| • Small (<1000) | 170,141 (22.01) | 82,129 (48.27) | 88,012 (51.73) | .1085 |
| • Medium (1000-1800) | 285,508 (36.93) | 149,387 (52.32) | 136,121 (47.68) | |
| • Large (≥1800) | 317,432 (41.06) | 155,279 (48.92) | 162,153 (51.08) | |
