Table 3 Categories of change in percentage prescribing of lipid lowering agents between survey rounds 1 (baseline) and 2 (follow up) (n = 2034).
N | Round 1 (baseline) Mean (SE) | Round 2 (follow up) Mean (SE) | Change Mean (SE) | |
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Appropriate prescribing | ||||
Perfect (vignette responses in both rounds of 0% prescribing for the patient described, consistent with NCEP guidelines) | 360 | 0.0 (0.00) | 0.0 (0.00) | 0.0 (0.00) |
Overprescribing | ||||
Increasing (round 2 prescribing higher than round 1, indicating change not consistent with NCEP guidelines) | 927 | 25.3 (0.87) | 70.5 (1.10) | 45.1 (1.02) |
Stable (vignette responses in both rounds are the same but non‐zero, indicating no change consistent with NCEP guidelines) | 276 | 82.2 (2.00) | 82.2 (2.00) | 0.0 (0.00) |
Decreasing (round 2 prescribing less than round 1, indicating change consistent with NCEP guidelines) | 471 | 68.0 (1.59) | 27.2 (1.90) | −40.8 (1.82) |