Lipid-lowering treatment and lipid goals
The blood samples were collected after at least 8
hours fasting. LDL cholesterol level was directly
measured. The atorvastatin 10mg is considered as the
standard dose which is considered to be equal potency
to simvastatin 20 mg, pravastatin 40mg and
fluvastatin 80mg. The primary outcome was the proportion
of patients who attained a serum level of total
cholesterol (TC) < 160, LDL-C < 100, non-HDL-C <
130, HDL > 40 in men, HDL > 50 in women, TG < 150
mg/dl or all-five goals attainmen