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. 2023 May 31;2023(5):CD014513. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014513
Lower baseline LDL‐C ≤107 mg/dL
Combinations of QI strategies (no. of arms) Post‐intervention meana LDL‐C mg/dL (95% CrI)b Absolute mean differencecLDL‐C mg/dL (95% CrI)
Five most common combinations of QI strategies observed in included studies reporting LDL‐C
CM + PE + PSM (n = 16) 90.63 (88.85 to 92.41) ‐3.84 (‐5.77 to ‐1.87)
CM + TC + PE + PSM (n = 7) 88.38 (86.55 to 90.22) ‐6.08 (‐8.07 to ‐4.11)
CM + EPR + PE + PSM (n = 5) 90.85 (88.44 to 93.26) ‐3.61 (‐6.21 to ‐1.00)
CM + FR + PE + PSM (n = 4) 89.41 (87.16 to 91.66) ‐5.05 (‐7.52 to ‐2.60)
CM + TC + PE (n = 4) 88.73 (86.63 to 90.82) ‐5.73 (‐7.93 to ‐3.61)
Sequential combination of the model‐estimated five most effective QI strategies for LDL‐C
TC + PE 90.33 (88.05 to 92.61) ‐4.13 (‐6.38 to ‐1.93)
TC + PE + CM 88.73 (86.63 to 90.82) ‐5.73 (‐7.93 to ‐3.61)
TC + PE + CM + FR 87.52 (84.94 to 90.05) ‐6.94 (‐9.69 to ‐4.33)
TC + PE + CM + FR + PSM 87.17 (84.90 to 89.39) ‐7.29 (‐9.76 to ‐4.91)
Higher baseline LDL‐C > 107 mg/dL
Combinations of QI strategies (no. of arms) Post‐intervention meana LDL‐C mg/dL (95% CrI)d Absolute mean differencecLDL‐C mg/dL (95% CrI)
Five most common combinations of QI strategies observed in included studies reporting LDL‐C 
CM + TC + PE + PSM (n = 10) 105.40 (103.02 to 107.76) ‐3.07 (‐5.69 to ‐0.51)
CM + PE (n = 8) 108.23 (105.64 to 110.85) ‐0.25 (‐2.83 to 2.39)
CM + PE + PSM (n = 7) 108.47 (105.99 to 110.93) ‐0.02 (‐2.61 to 2.60)
TC + PE + PSM (n = 4) 107.47 (104.74 to 110.21) ‐1.00 (‐3.92 to 1.91)
CM + PE + PSM + PR (n = 4) 109.49 (106.23 to 112.74) 1.00 (‐2.31 to 4.33)
Sequential combination of the model‐estimated five most effective QI strategies for LDL‐C 
TC + CM 103.33 (100.69 to 105.98) ‐5.15 (‐7.59 to ‐2.70)
TC + CM + CR 102.96 (99.16 to 106.70) ‐5.52 (‐9.24 to ‐1.89)
 TC + CM + CR + CE 102.46 (98.09 to 107.01) ‐6.01 (‐10.38 to ‐1.54)
 TC + CM + CR + CE + FR 102.82 (97.97 to 107.68) ‐5.65 (‐10.51 to ‐0.81)