International comparative validation cohorts descriptive statistics.
(Tab 1) Comparative Cohort of the Outpatient Lipid Clinics of the University of Bologna and of the Niguarda Hospital in Milan. (A) Characteristics of included patients stratified by lipid-lowering treatment. A cohort of 2,123 patients (M: 48.1%, F: 51.9%) on statins (1,791, mean age 59.2±15.2 years), fenofibrate (220, mean age 60.7±15.4 years) or both (112, mean age 62.9±16.3 years) were interviewed. Patients on statins were significantly younger than those on both drugs (