To describe the new statins prescription pattern in Catalonia (getting their first prescription for any statin, or receiving a change in their statin treatment including switching, changing in doses or adding ezetimibe/fibrates) since September 2009.
Pattern of statins use in Catalonia.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
180,723
Description of detailed clinical treatment in terms of duration of treatment, doses, drug switches and add-on therapy, in patients with hypercholesterolemia and on treatment with statins from the index date.
Time frame: From 1st September 2009 to 30th August 2010
Type of prescriber
Number of patient, whom the drug was prescribed by the specified type of prescriber (specialist, general practitioner, etc.)
Time frame: From 1st September 2009 to 30th August 2010
Date of change from previous statin to new.
Time frame: From 1st September 2009 to 30th August 2010
Description of demographic data including: Sex, Age, Height (cm), Weight (kg), Smoking habits (packs-years), Alcohol consume habits (units/week), active worker or retired, Pregnancy.
Time frame: From 1st September 2009 to 30th August 2010
Total cholesterol
Total Cholesterol data was collected till the last laboratory values before the date of change from previous statin to new statin. That values will be collected for all the patients fulfilling criteria.
Time frame: From 1st September 2009 to 30th August 2010
Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol concentration
LDL cholesterol data was collected till the last laboratory values before the date of change from previous statin to new statin.
Time frame: From 1st September 2009 to 30th August 2010
High Density Lipoproteins (HDL) cholesterol concentration
HDL data was collected till the last laboratory values before the date of change from previous statin to new statin.
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Time frame: From 1st September 2009 to 30th August 2010
Triglicerides (TG) concentration
TG data was collected till the last laboratory values before the date of change from previous statin to new statin.
Time frame: From 1st September 2009 to 30th August 2010
Aspartate Aminotransferase (ASAT) concentration
ASAT data was collected till the last laboratory values before the date of change from previous statin to new statin.
Time frame: From 1st September 2009 to 30th August 2010
Serum Glucose concentration
Serum Glucose data was collected till the last laboratory values before the date of change from previous statin to new statin.
Time frame: From 1st September 2009 to 30th August 2010
Serum Creatin Kinase (CK) concentration
CK data was collected till the last laboratory values before the date of change from previous statin to new statin.
Time frame: From 1st September 2009 to 30th August 2010