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. 2006 Feb;15(1):9–12. doi: 10.1136/qshc.2005.014704

Table 2 Compliance with best practice recommendations in the different practices.

N (%) complying with best practice recommendations City: control City: TIA programme Standardised difference in % (TIA – AF) North: control SW: TIA programme Standardised difference in % (trained – untrained) Pooled significance† Combined odds ratio (95% CI)
Total n 15 43 130 187
Driving advice 12 (80.0%) 35 (81.4%) 0.1% 75 (57.7%) 133 (71.1%) 13.3% 0.010 1.9 (1.2 to 3.2)
Antiplatelet drugs 11 (73.3%) 37 (86.0%) 15.4% 120 (92.3%) 167 (89.3%) −3.7% 0.714 0.9 (0.4 to 1.8)
Both recommendations 8 (53.3%) 29 (67.4%) 15.5% 70 (53.8%) 122 (65.2%) 11.3% 0.016 1.8 (1.1 to 2.8)

Standardised or adjusted for age and sex.

†Mantel‐Haenzel χ2 test.