脂质管理中的性别差异,LDL-C目标的实现,以及处方实践
Natasha Vartak1, Caroline Ong1, Xueqi Huang2
1Northwell Health, Cardiovascular Institute, New Hyde Park, NY, USA (Drs Vartak, Ong, Weintraub, Parikh, Rosen, and Gianos).
Journal of clinical lipidology
|January 6, 2026
概括
妇女在脂质管理方面面临着显著的差异,接受的治疗不那么积极,并实现较低的LDL-C目标比男性. 提供者性别没有影响这些脂质治疗差距,突出了针对女性的有针对性的干预措施的需要.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 健康差异 在健康上的差异
- 药物治疗 药物治疗
背景情况:
- 降低脂质对于降低动脉样硬化心血管疾病 (ASCVD) 发病率和死亡率至关重要.
- 尽管有指导方针推的治疗方法,但在脂质管理方面仍然存在性别差异.
- 女性不太可能接受积极的治疗并达到最佳的低密度脂蛋白胆固醇 (LDL-C) 水平.
研究的目的:
- 调查提供者性别是否影响脂质治疗差距.
- 分析脂质管理和LDL-C目标实现中的基于性别的差异.
主要方法:
- 从2022-2023年对364,021名成年人的回顾性图表审查.
- 从电子健康记录中抽象人口,临床和处方数据.
- 基于ASCVD风险的最佳LDL-C的定义.
主要成果:
- 与男性相比,女性的平均LDL-C (108比102毫克/分升) 和LDL-C<100毫克/分升 (41%比47%) 的水平较高,较低.
- 在ASCVD患者中,女性的LDL-C<70 mg/dL显著降低 (31%对47%).
- 与男性相比,女性处方他类药物 (26%对33%) 和高强度他类药物 (23%对31%) 的可能性较低;提供者的性别没有影响.
结论:
- 患有ASCVD或处于ASCVD风险的女性的血脂降低疗法处方率和LDL-C目标实现率较低.
- 在脂质管理中存在的性别差异需要有针对性的干预措施.
- 提供者性别并不能解释妇女在脂质治疗中观察到的差异.
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