Age- and Gender-Related Differences in LDL-Cholesterol Management in Outpatients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Management of LDL-C values in T2DM outpatients according to gender and diabetes duration.

	<2 years			2–5 years			6–10 years			>10 years
	F	M		F	M		F	M		F	M
	26736	36068		28475	37097		40272	52163		81651	89045
Age (years)	64.4 ± 12.7	61.4 ± 12.1	<0.0001	65.5 ± 11.7	62.7 ± 11.4	<0.0001	67.2 ± 11.0	64.8 ± 10.5	<0.0001	71.3 ± 10.2	69.1 ± 9.8	<0.0001
Patients monitored for lipid profile (%)	69.8	71.4	<0.0001	74.7	76.4	<0.0001	74.4	75.9	<0.0001	72.4	74.3	<0.0001
Patients with LDL-C <100 mg/dL (%)	28.4	33.9	<0.0001	36.3	41.8	<0.0001	39.2	45.8	<0.0001	42.0	49.3	<0.0001
Patients with LDL-C ≥130 mg/dL (%)	41.6	34.9	<0.0001	30.9	25.6	<0.0001	27.6	22.1	<0.0001	24.9	19.2	<0.0001

Data are , %, and means ± standard deviation.