Table 1.
Primary care management in the 12 months before and after stroke by year of stroke.
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 5,334) | (N = 6,248) | (N = 5,764) | (N = 5,384) | (N = 22,730) | ||
| BP record | Before stroke | 3,453 (70%) | 4,539 (77%) | 4,320 (80%) | 4,137 (81%) | 16,449 (77%) |
| After strokea | 3,813 (88%) | 5,026 (93%) | 4,602 (93%) | 4,183 (87%) | 17,624 (90%) | |
| Antihypertensive drugs prescribed | Before stroke | 2,798 (57%) | 3,544 (60%) | 3,358 (62%) | 3,167 (62%) | 12,867 (60%) |
| After stroke a | 3,118 (69%) | 3,891 (71%) | 3,677 (73%) | 3,464 (72%) | 14,150 (71%) | |
| Antiplatelet drugs | Before stroke | 1,920 (39%) | 2,600 (44%) | 2,475 (46%) | 2,321 (46%) | 9,316 (44%) |
| prescribed | After stroke a | 2,865 (64%) | 3,546 (65%) | 3,301 (65%) | 3,074 (64%) | 12,786 (65%) |
| Anticoagulants | Before stroke | 270 (6%) | 364 (6%) | 402 (7%) | 355 (7%) | 1,391 (7%) |
| prescribed | After stroke a | 444 (10%) | 603 (11%) | 627 (13%) | 557 (12%) | 2,231 (12%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | Before stroke | 139(3%) | 179(3%) | 185(3%) | 187(4%) | 690(3%) |
| After stroke a | 238(5%) | 285(5%) | 265(5%) | 267(6%) | 1055(5%) | |
| Cholesterol recording (Total, LDL or HDL) | Before stroke | 1,724 (35%) | 2,828 (48%) | 2,970 (55%) | 2,833 (56%) | 10,355 (49%) |
| After stroke a | 2,691 (64%) | 3,955 (76%) | 3,681 (76%) | 2,921 (62%) | 13,248 (70%) | |
| Statin prescription | Before stroke | 1,042 (21%) | 1,799 (31%) | 1,941 (36%) | 2,038 (40%) | 6,820 (32%) |
| After stroke a | 2,499 (56%) | 3,554 (65%) | 3,485 (69%) | 3,433 (71%) | 12,971 (65%) | |
| BMI record | Before stroke | 1,391 (28%) | 2,050 (35%) | 1,953 (36%) | 2,042 (40%) | 7,436 (35%) |
| After stroke a | 2,249 (39%) | 2,417 (48%) | 1,959 (54%) | 2,353 (46%) | 8,978 (47%) | |
| Smoking record | Before stroke | 1,633 (33%) | 3,199 (54%) | 3,115 (57%) | 2,841 (56%) | 10,788 (51%) |
| After stroke a | 2,783 (66%) | 4,176 (79%) | 3,829 (79%) | 3,262 (68%) | 14,050 (73%) | |
| Alcohol record | Before stroke | 972 (20%) | 1,596 (27%) | 1,343 (25%) | 1,3222 (26%) | 5,233 (25%) |
| After stroke a | 1,356 (32%) | 1,982 (37%) | 1,998 (40%) | 1,556 (32%) | 6,892 (35%) |
Figures are frequencies (column percents).
a 'After stroke' figures are estimated from time-to- event analyses