Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Coronary Artery Disease Patients: Opportunities for Improvement
Table 2
Linear regression results for the last measured low-density lipoprotein cholesterol mg/dL level. N = 15,111 health system patients with documented coronary artery disease (CAD).
B
Se
value
Female
Male
−9.55
0.52
<0.0001
Age
<60
Reference
60–69
−3.25
0.77
<0.0001
70–79
−7.37
0.84
<0.0001
80+
−8.87
0.96
<0.0001
Race and ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White
Reference
Non-Hispanic Black
6.22
0.93
<0.0001
Hispanic
0.17
1.12
0.88
Others/unknown
−0.28
0.89
0.75
Zip code census area poverty level
<3% of families
Reference
3–7.99% of families
0.48
0.57
0.40
8% or more of families
1.15
0.74
0.12
Out of state/unknown
1.61
1.17
0.17
Insurance status
Private
Reference
Medicaid/uninsured
0.09
1.25
0.94
Medicare
−1.39
0.70
.06
Body mass index
Underweight
−6.31
2.99
0.03
Normal weight
Reference
Overweight
0.46
0.70
0.51
Obese
−0.40
0.76
0.56
Morbid obese
−0.42
1.20
0.73
BMI missing
−7.00
3.61
0.05
CAD diagnosis
Angina only
1.28
1.10
0.24
Other CAD diagnoses only
Reference
MI only
−4.2
0.88
<0.0001
Bypass or angioplasty procedure
−3.2
0.56
<0.0001
Statin intensity
High
Reference
Moderate
2.89
0.54
<0.0001
Low
9.23
1.49
<0.0001
Unclassified
13.31
1.53
<0.0001
No prescription
33.12
1.21
<0.0001
Standard errors adjusted for clustering of patients within final LDL-C ordering physician.
