Associations of patient knowledge with drug-modifiable cardiovascular risk factor control in coronary artery disease patients with and without diabetes mellitus: results from the cross-sectional KNOW-ABC study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Control of major drug-modifiable risk factors for glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), blood pressure (BP), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) remains unsatisfactory in the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to analyze patient knowledge and attainment of LDL-C, BP, and HbA1c treatment goals and associated factors in German CAD patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM).

Methods/results

A total of 204 CAD patients (68 ± 8 years; 75.0% male; 84 with DM (41.2%)) completed a questionnaire assessing their knowledge of LDL-C (< 55 mg/dL), BP (age-adapted), and HbA1c (< 7.0%) treatment goals and levels of information on predefined CAD topics as well as associated factors, including CAD duration, adherence to pharmacotherapy, and ph

SUBMITTER: Brockmeyer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11881313 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature