Diabetes clinics in yelahanka New Town, Bangalore • patient category criteria for drug treatment 1 Patients with existing vascular disease Existing and symptomatic coronary artery disease Any cholesterol level Symptomatic peripheral vascular disease Any cholesterol level Symptomatic cerebrovascular disease Any cholesterol level 2 Patients with diabetes Microalbuminuria Any cholesterol level Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent Any cholesterol level Age > 60 Any cholesterol level Other diabetics TC > 5.5 mmol/L 3 Patients with a family history of symptomatic coronary disease Before age of 60 in one or more first-degree relatives or before age of 50 in one or more second-degree relatives If < 18 yrs old – LDL > 4 mmol/L Familial dyslipidaemia identified by DNA or tendon xanthomata If >18 yrs old – LDL > 5 or – TC 6.5 or – TC >5.5 and HDL <1 4 Patients with low HDL HDL < 1 mmol/L TC > 6.5 5 Patients with other risk factors Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent TC > 6.5 or Hypertensive patients TC > 5.5 and HDL < 1 6 Other patients Men 35–75 years of age TC > 7.5 or Postmenopausal women TG > 4 Others TC > 9 or TG >8