Impact of predictors upon the reduction of lipid parameters in family medicine practice

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Yusuf Cetin Doganer¹  Kurt Angstman¹  James Rohrer¹  Stephen Merry¹ 

关键词: Dyslipidemias;    Cholesterol LDL;    Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors;    Lipids;    Family practice;    Dislipidemias;    LDL-Colesterol;    Inibidores de hidroximetilglutaril-CoA redutases;    Lipídeos;    Medicina de Família e Comunidade;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1516-3180.2014.00321501

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACTCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:To evaluate predictors of changes in lipid parameters consisting of LDL-C (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol), TC (total cholesterol) and non-HDL-C (non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol) among primary care patients.DESIGN AND SETTING:Retrospective study conducted on family medicine patients.METHODS:Demographic features and other clinically relevant information were abstracted from medical records. The primary outcome was the difference in LDL-C level from initial testing to the index test. Secondary outcomes were the changes in TC and non-HDL-C levels between two measurements.RESULTS:Three hundred and eleven participants were included in the final secondary analysis. Multiple linear regression revealed that male patients (β = 4.97, P = 0.040), diabetes (β = 9.75, P = 0.003) and higher LDL-C levels at baseline (β = 0.35, P < 0.001) were positively associated with LDL variance, whereas longer time period (β = -0.15, P = 0.045) and familial hypercholesterolemia history (β = -7.56, P = 0.033) were negatively associated. Male patients (β = 8.45, P = 0.002), DM (β = 9.26, P = 0.011), higher TC levels at baseline (β = 0.35, P < 0.001) and taking statins (β = 7.31, P = 0.023) were positively associated with TC variance, whilst longer time period (β = -0.183, P = 0.031) and familial hypercholesterolemia (β = -10.70, P = 0.008) were negatively associated.CONCLUSION:In the present study, patients who were male, on statin treatment, diagnosed with diabetes and had higher baseline lipid values were more likely associated with better lipid outcomes at future testing.

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