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Summary odds ratios comparing prompted general practice care with hospital care
| Outcome | Odds ratios (95% CI)
|
χ2 test of between trial heterogeneity | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favours prompted GP care | Favours hospital care | |||
| Mortality (2 trials, n=455) | 1.06 (0.53 to 2.11) | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Losses to follow up (3 trials, n=589) | 0.37 (0.22 to 0.61) | 1.63 | >0.30 | |
| Referral to chiropody (2 trials, n=399) | 2.51 (1.59 to 3.97) | 9.77 | <0.005 | |
| Referral to dietitian (2 trials, n=399) | 0.61 (0.40 to 0.92) | 0.56 | >0.30 | |
