To determine the proportion of diabetic patients with and without coronary heart disease (CHD) wh... more To determine the proportion of diabetic patients with and without coronary heart disease (CHD) who attained the American Diabetes Association recommended low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) target level of < or = 2.60 mmol/L (< or = 100 mg/dL). Retrospective cross-sectional study. Patients were identified by searching an electronic medical record database from March 1997 through March 2001. Search strategies included a problem list entry of diabetes mellitus or CHD, a medication in the antidiabetic or nitrate class, or a glycosylated hemoglobin value of > or = 7.0%. Additional information included patient demographics, last LDL-C level, and use of a lipid-lowering agent. The study identified 10,201 patients (4844 with diabetes only, 1243 with diabetes plus CHD, and 4114 with CHD only). A greater proportion of patients who had diabetes and CHD attained the LDL-C target goal compared with patients who had diabetes only (32.1% vs 18.1%; P < .001). Furthermore, patie...
To determine the proportion of diabetic patients with and without coronary heart disease (CHD) wh... more To determine the proportion of diabetic patients with and without coronary heart disease (CHD) who attained the American Diabetes Association recommended low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) target level of < or = 2.60 mmol/L (< or = 100 mg/dL). Retrospective cross-sectional study. Patients were identified by searching an electronic medical record database from March 1997 through March 2001. Search strategies included a problem list entry of diabetes mellitus or CHD, a medication in the antidiabetic or nitrate class, or a glycosylated hemoglobin value of > or = 7.0%. Additional information included patient demographics, last LDL-C level, and use of a lipid-lowering agent. The study identified 10,201 patients (4844 with diabetes only, 1243 with diabetes plus CHD, and 4114 with CHD only). A greater proportion of patients who had diabetes and CHD attained the LDL-C target goal compared with patients who had diabetes only (32.1% vs 18.1%; P < .001). Furthermore, patie...
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