PAV regression was less in diabetic compared with nondiabetic patients when on-treatment LDL-C levels were > 70 mg/dL ( -0.31 0.23 vs. -1.01 0.21 % , P = 0.03 ) but similar when LDL-C levels were 70 mg/dL ( -1.09 0.16 vs. -1.24 0.16 % , P = 0.50 ) .