Volume 10 — January 24, 2013
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Provider Compliance With Guidelines for Management of Cardiovascular Risk in HIV-Infected Patients
| Condition | Patients Successfully Treated Per NCEP Guidelines, % (95% Confidence Interval) |
|---|---|
| High LDL-C/non-HDL-C | |
| Men (n = 674) | 83.7 (80.7-86.3) |
| Women (n = 158) | 85.4 (79.3-90.3) |
| Low HDL-C | |
| Men (n = 956) | 6.4 (5.0-8.1) |
| Women (n = 307) | 2.3 (1.0-4.5) |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | |
| Men (n = 152) | 84.2 (77.8-89.4) |
| Women (n = 15) | 80.0 (54.7-94.7) |
| Hypertension | |
| Men (n =816) | 58.0 (54.6-61.3) |
| Women (n = 220) | 72.7 (66.6-78.3) |
Figure 1. Percentage of patients with condition
treated per National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III
(NCEP) guidelines, by sex, the HIV Outpatient Study, January 2002–September
2009. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. Abbreviations: LDL-C,
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein
cholesterol.
| Condition | Patients Successfully Treated Per NCEP Guidelines, % (95% Confidence Interval) |
|---|---|
| High LDL-C/non-HDL-C | |
| Non-Hispanic white (n = 525) | 83.1 (79.7-86.1) |
| Nonwhite, non-Hispanic (n = 307) | 85.7 (81.4-89.3) |
| Low HDL-C | |
| Non-Hispanic white (n = 716) | 8.4 (6.5-10.6) |
| Nonwhite, non-Hispanic (n = 547) | 1.5 (0.7-2.8) |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | |
| Non-Hispanic white (n = 124) | 82.3 (74.8-88.2) |
| Nonwhite, non-Hispanic (n = 43) | 88.4 (78.1-95.6) |
| Hypertension | |
| Non-Hispanic white (n = 512) | 56.3 (51.9-60.5) |
| Nonwhite, non-Hispanic (n = 524) | 65.8 (61.7-69.8) |
Figure 2. Percentage of patients with condition
treated per National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III
(NCEP) Guidelines, by race/ethnicity, the HIV Outpatient Study, January
2002–September 2009. Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals.
Abbreviations: LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C,
high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
| Condition | Patients Successfully Treated Per NCEP Guidelines, % (95% Confidence Interval) |
|---|---|
| High LDL-C/non-HDL-C | |
| Private insurance (n = 500) | 84.0 (80.6-87.0) |
| Public/other/no insurance (n = 332) | 84.0 (79.8-87.7) |
| Low HDL-C | |
| Private insurance (n = 732) | 5.5 (4.0-7.3) |
| Public/other/no insurance (n = 531) | 5.3 (3.6-7.4) |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | |
| Private insurance (n = 106) | 84.0 (76.0-90.0) |
| Public/other/no insurance (n = 61) | 83.6 (72.7-91.4) |
| Hypertension | |
| Private insurance (n = 546) | 56.0 (51.9-60.2) |
| Public/other/no insurance (n = 490) | 66.7 (62.5-70.8) |
Figure 3. Percentage of patients with condition
treated per National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III
(NCEP) Guidelines, by payer, the HIV Outpatient Study, January
2002–September 2009. Error bars represent 95% confidence intervals.
Abbreviations: LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C,
high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
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