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Our data show an increase in statin use from 2% of moderate-risk patient visits in 1992 to 14% in 1999, but without continued growth subsequently.
Absolute increases in the rate of statin use were greatest for high-risk patient visits with or without reported hyperlipidemia—a 15 percentage-point increase from 4% of all visits in 1992 to 19% in 2002—followed by a nine percentage-point increase (2% to 11%) for moderate-risk patient visits and a 2.5 percentage-point increase (0.
In our study, statin use was reported in only 44% of moderate-risk patient visits for which a diagnosis of hyperlipidemia was noted, which is surprisingly low given that the entire group would be expected to benefit from statin therapy.
Among patient visits with reported hyperlipidemia, statins were used in 14% (8%–19%) of high-risk visits and 9% (5%–14%) of moderate-risk visits in 1992.
Given the observed practice shortfalls, drug therapy in moderate-risk patients remains an important priority for improvement.
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