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Section Type: METHODS

Text: 276 patients with dyslipidaemia were randomized to treatment and were at least 18 years of age, with fasting laboratory values of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) < 250 mg/dL and one of the following : high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) < 40 mg/dL for males or < 50 mg/dL for females ; or triglycerides (TG) > or = 150 and < or = 400 mg/dL ; or LDL-C > or = 70 mg/dL for patients with a history of coronary heart disease (CHD) or CHD risk equivalents, or > or = 100 mg/dL for subjects with two risk factors, or > or = 160 mg/dL for subjects with 0-1 risk factors.