Lipid-lowering therapy use and achievement of cholesterol targets in an Australian diabetes clinic.

Abstract:

:We documented temporal changes in the use of lipid-lowering medications and achievement of cholesterol targets in an Australian diabetes clinic. The number of patients using lipid-lowering therapy for primary or secondary cardiovascular prevention increased from 6 to 69% between 1993-1995 and 2014-2016, which corresponded to a decrease in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels from 3.7 to 2.4 mmol/L (P < 0.01).

journal_name

Intern Med J

authors

Kiburg KV,Ward GM,O'Neal DN,MacIsaac RJ

doi

10.1111/imj.13691

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-02-01 00:00:00

pages

201-204

issue

2

eissn

1444-0903

issn

1445-5994

journal_volume

48

pub_type

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