Table 4

Proportion (% and 95% CI) of the population aged 35–64 years who have serum total cholesterol concentration ⩾ 5.0 mmol/l, < 5.0 mmol/l, and any total cholesterol

	Policy	TC ⩾ 5mmol/l	Any TC	TC < 5 mmol/l
	Secondary prevention	7.8 (6.9 to 8.6)^4-150	8.5 (7.7 to 9.4)	0.8 (0.5 to 1.0)
and	Primary prevention at 30%^4-151	1.5 (1.2 to 1.9)	1.6 (1.2 to 2.0)	0.0 (0.0 to 0.1)
or	Primary prevention at 20%	5.4 (4.7 to 6.1)	5.8 (5.1 to 6.5)	0.4 (0.2 to 0.6)
or	Primary prevention at 15%	9.7 (8.8 to 10.6)	10.5 (9.5 to 11.5)	0.8 (0.6 to 1.1)
or	Primary prevention at 6%	32.9 (31.5 to 34.4)	36.8 (35.3 to 38.3)	3.8 (3.2 to 4.4)
or	Primary prevention at projected 20%^4-152	12.4 (11.4 to 13.5)	13.4 (12.3 to 14.4)	0.9 (0.6 to 1.2)

↵4-150 Figures are percentages of Scottish men and women age 35–64 years with 95% CIs.
↵4-151 Percentages for primary prevention represent CHD risk over 10 years.
↵4-152 Risk calculated with age projected to 60 years if current age < 60.