Table.

Characteristics of patient groups and thresholds of numbers needed to treat chosen for taking antihypertensive drugs

Variable	Members of the public (n=100)	Practice nurses (n=39)	General practitioners (n=39)	Consultant physicians (n=39)
No (%) responding	58 (58)	32 (82)	30 (77)	29 (74)
Age group by No (%):
<40 years	14 (25)	15 (47)	(47)	7 (24)
41-65 years	25 (45)	16 (50)	(53)	22 (76)
>65 years	17 (30)	1 (3)	(0)	0 (0)
Ratio of men:women (%)	42:58	3:97	70:30	86:14
Odds ratio (95% CI) adjusted for age and sex, with consultants as reference group	0.12 (0.03 to 0.42)	0.08 (0.02 to 0.35)	0.27 (0.08 to 0.96)
Median NNT threshold chosen (interquartile range):
<40 years	50	33	50 or 100	250
41-65 years	12	12 or 33	33	50
>65 years	50	33
Men	50	33	50	100
Women	33	33	50	250
All respondents	33 (12-250)	33 (<12-50)	50 (33-100)	100 (50-250)