title: Clinical inertia in the management of low-density lipoprotein abnormalities in an HIV clinic.
abstract: A retrospective cohort study evaluating the frequency of and factors related to clinical inertia in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) management was performed. Subjects were 90 patients that were not meeting National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III LDL goals at the University of Alabama at Birmingham 1917 HIV/AIDS Clinic between 1 August 2004 and 1 August 2005. Clinical inertia was observed in 44% of cases. Patients with higher baseline LDL levels were less likely to experience inertia, whereas women and those in the highest coronary heart disease risk category were more likely to be affected.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA. jwillig@uab.edu
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Willig
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Andrew O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Westfall
authors.forename: Jeroan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.forename: Pei-Wen
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raper
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Saag
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mugavero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000407:Alabama; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005221:Fatigue / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL