Table 3 Number (%) of DPts on Targets of Metabolic Control according to ATP-III Panel and Steno Study

HbA1c < 7%:

   - Group A

25 (44)

31 (55)

32 (56)

34 (60)

28 (49)

24 (42)

   - Group B

19 (33)

22 (37)

27 (46)

31 (53)

25 (43)

27 (46)

HbA1c < 6.5%:

   - Group A

16 (28)

14 (25)

13 (23)

21 (37)

17 (30)

21 (37)

   - Group B

15 (26)

16 (27)

18 (30)

24 (41)

22 (37)

22 (37)

SBP < 130 mm Hg:

   - Group A

12 (21)

21 (37)

24 (42)*

22 (39)*

23 (41)*

29 (51)*

   - Group B

14 (24)

17 (29)

28 (48)*

28 (48)*

24 (41)*

25 (43)*

DBP < 80 mm Hg:

   - Group A

30 (53)

44 (77)

49 (86)*

44 (77)

45 (79)*

47 (82)*

   - Group B

27 (46)

44 (75)

50 (85)*

53 (90)*

53 (90)*

51 (86)*

Cholesterol < 200 mg/dl:

   - Group A

39 (68)

50 (88)*

51 (90)*

48 (84)*

54 (95)*

53 (93)*

   - Group B

40 (68)

45 (76)*

48 (81)*

52 (88)*

55 (93)*

56 (95)*

Triglycerides < 150 mg/dl:

   - Group A

44 (77)

44 (77)

48 (84)

48 (84)

47 (82)

50 (88)

   - Group B

45 (76)

40 (68)

42 (71)

43 (73)

45 (76)

48 (81)

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

Men > 40:

   - Group A

33 (77)

33 (77)

37 (86)

39 (91)

32 (74)

30 (70)

   - Group B

28 (72)

31 (80)

31 (80)

31 (80)

30 (77)

34 (87)

Women > 50:

   - Group A

9 (64)

11 (79)

10 (71)

10 (71)

12 (86)

12 (86)

   - Group B

10 (50)

12 (60)

9 (45)

8 (40)

8 (40)

11 (55)

LDL cholesterol < 100 mg/dl:

   - Group A

26 (46)

41 (72)*

38 (67)*

44 (77)*

50 (88)**

48 (84)**

   - Group B

23 (39)

33 (56)*

37 (63)*

46 (78)*

51 (86)**

46 (78)**

Apolipoprotein B < 100 mg/dl:

   - Group A

32 (56)

45 (79)*

48 (84)*

48 (84)*

52 (91)*

53 (93)*

   - Group B

27 (46)

42 (71)*

42 (71)*

51 (86)*

50 (85)*

50 (85)*

BMI < 25 Kg.m-2:

   - Group A

13 (23)

12 (21)

11 (19)

13 (23)

12 (21)

13 (23)

   - Group B

5 (9)^&

5 (9)^&

5 (9)^&

9 (15)^&

7 (12)^&

7 (12)^&

Waist Circumference

Men < 102 cm:

   - Group A

21 (49)

18 (42)

22 (51)

23 (53)

20 (47)

20 (47)

   - Group B

17 (44)

18 (46)

16 (41)^&

19 (49)

19 (49)

19 (49)

Women < 88 cm:

   - Group A

3 (21)

4 (29)

5 (36)

4 (29)

4 (29)

4 (29)

   - Group B

4 (20)

5 (25)

5 (25)

6 (30)

6 (30)

6 (30)

ACR < 30 mg/g:

   - Group A

31 (54)

32 (56)

32 (56)

34 (60)

29 (51)

29 (51)

   - Group B

26 (44)

30 (51)

27 (46)

31 (53)

25 (42)

30 (51)

Current smokers:

   - Group A

11 (19)

8 (14)

8 (14)

7 (12)

7 (12)

7 (12)

   - Group B

11 (19)

8 (14)

7 (12)

7 (12)

7 (12)

7 (12)

Antiaggregated treatment:

   - Group A

50 (88)

50 (88)

50 (88)

50 (88)

50 (88)

50 (88)

   - Group B

53 (90)

53 (90)

53 (90)

53 (90)

53 (90)

53 (90)