Table 3.

Blood pressure and cholesterol management for all patients (n=1921)

	Total No	No (%) treated with drugs	No (%) untreated but checked within 3 months
Blood pressure
Hospital managed	69	65 (94)	0
No record for 3 years	160	79 (49)	0
Most recent record (mm Hg):
Systolic < 160, diastolic < 90*	1061	773 (73)	72 (7)
Systolic 160-199, diastolic < 100 or diastolic 90-99, systolic < 200†	541	391 (72)	45 (8)
Systolic ⩾200 or diastolic ⩾100‡	90	73 (81)	9 (10)
Total cholesterol
Hospital managed	29	20 (69)	0
No record for 3 years	1441	2 (<1)	0
Most recent record (mmol/l)§:
⩽5.2	71	9 (13)	9 (13)
-6.5	168	2 (1)	32 (19)
-7.8	153	24 (16)	24 (16)
>7.8	59	11 (19)	14 (24)

^* No treatment recommended under British Hypertension Society guidelines.²⁰  

^† Guidelines recommend observe or treat if other factors (for example, coronary heart disease).  

^‡ Guidelines recommend treatment.  

^§ Categories taken from Grampian general practice lipid management guidelines²¹ and represent low, mild, moderate, and high risk.