Table 1—

Characteristics of 346 patients with type 2 diabetes according to achievement of LDL cholesterol target <2.5 mmol/l, at baseline and over 18 months of follow-up

Characteristics	Baseline (cross-sectional data)					Over 18 months of follow-up
	Baseline (cross-sectional data)							Originally not at target (n = 216)			Originally at target (n = 130)
		Not at target (n = 216)	Already at target (n = 130)	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)*	Never at target (n = 195)	Achieved target (n = 21)	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)*	Maintains target (n = 47)	Lost target (n = 83)	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)*
Age >60 years	62	50	1.8 (1.1–2.8)	62	62	—	66	41	0.6 (0.4–0.9)
Female	60	52	—	62	38	—	43	59	—
High school or more	28	39	—	22	40	—	23	48	2.4 (1.0–5.5)
Income >$40,000/year	24	27	—	22	40	—	17	33	—
Aboriginal	26	24	—	24	19	—	28	26	—
Current smoker	16	21	—	30	10	—	20	22	—
Median duration of diabetes (years)	5	5	—	5	7	—	5	5	—
HbA_1c (%)	7.1 ± 1.4	7.4 ± 1.7	—	7.1 ± 1.4	7.4 ± 1.2	—	7.3 ± 1.7	7.4 ± 1.7	—
BMI >27 kg/m²	77	84	—	79	57	—	77	88	—
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	132 ± 19	129 ± 17	—	131 ± 19	134 ± 20	—	129 ± 16	130 ± 17	—
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)	5.4 ± 0.8	4.1 ± 1.0	—	5.4 ± 0.8	3.6 ± 0.3	—	3.5 ± 0.4	4.8 ± 0.5	—
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	3.3 ± 0.6	2.0 ± 1.4	—	3.4 ± 0.5	2.3 ± 0.2	—	2.2 ± 0.3	3.0 ± 0.3	—
Lipid-lowering therapy
Taking	14	24	2.1 (1.2–3.6)	23	71	—	30	18	—
Started	NA	NA	NA	13	57	9.2 (3.5–24.0)	9	5	—
Stopped	NA	NA	NA	2	0	—	4	4	—

Data are means ± SD or percent unless otherwise indicated.
*
↵* All odds ratios adjusted for intervention status (P > 0.5, all analyses, see text) and those variables presented in the table that were significant at P < 0.05 in the relevant multivariable model. NA, not applicable; — , not included in multivariable analyses.