Figure 2. Mean (±SE) Changes in Selected Risk Factors in the Intensive-Therapy Group and the Conventional-Therapy Group during Follow-up (Panel A) and the Percentage of Patients in Each Group Who Reached the Intensive-Treatment Goals at a Mean of 7.8 Years (Panel B).

In Panel A, mean annual values are shown for the patients in the intensive-therapy group, whereas mean values obtained at the three examinations — at base line, after four years, and after eight years — are shown for the conventional-therapy group. LDL denotes low-density lipoprotein, and BP blood pressure. To convert values for cholesterol to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.02586. To convert values for triglycerides to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.01129.