Clinical Study

Randomized Trial of a Pharmacist-Delivered Intervention for Improving Lipid-Lowering Medication Adherence among Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

Table 2

Cholesterol measure at one-year, Pharmacist Assisted Compliance Trial, Worcester Massachusetts, 2000–2005 .

ConditionControl Intervention

% (Frequency) % (Frequency) -value
LDL-C <100 goal60.15 (157)26164.51 (189)293.293
LDL-C <70 goal18.77 (49)26117.06 (50)293.657

Mean (SD)Mean (SD)
Total Cholesterol172.85 (48.6)274167.27 (39.3)297.13
1 year LDL-C97.79 (35.1)26194.47 (31.3)293.24
1 year HDL-C42.61 (11.4)27242.30 (12.3)297.755
1 year Triglyceride137.00 (8.96)270130.32 (8.87)296.29