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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 13.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Intern Med. 2009 Apr 13;169(7):678–686. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.44

Table 2. Characteristics of Patients With Medical Records Abstracted at Baseline and Follow-up in the GLAD HEART Triala.

Baseline Follow-up
Characteristic ATP III Arm
(n=2216)		 Control Arm
(n=2841)		 P Value ATP III Arm
(n=1811)		 Control Arm
(n=2010)		 P Value
Female, % 59 56 .18 60 58 .42
Mean age, y 47.6 45.0 .11 46.9 45.5 .33
Race/ethnicity, %
 Non-Hispanic white 59 63 graphic file with name nihms227894t3.jpg 59 50 graphic file with name nihms227894t3.jpg
 African American 7 11 5 11
 Hispanic 2 2 .59 3 1 .19
 Other 1 1 1 1
 Unknown 31 23 31 37
Medical history, %
 CVD 9 6 .11 6 5 .38
 Diabetes mellitus 10 9 .42 9 10 .45

Abbreviations: ATP III, Third Adult Treatment Panel; CVD, cardiovascular disease; GLAD HEART, Guideline Adherence for Heart Health.

a

Based on clustered analysis with patients nested within practices.