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. 2013 Jun 28;99(19):1421–1430. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303989

Table 2.

Number of risk factors on target by treatment group

Baseline 6 months follow-up 12 months follow-up Within group Between group
Nurse group Usual care Nurse group Usual care Nurse group Usual care Nurse group
Baseline—12 months
Usual care
Baseline—12 months
6 months 12 months
(n=366) (n=367) (n=358) (n=352) (n=359) (n=348) p Value p Value p Value p Value
Body mass index ≤25 kg/m2, n (%) 84 (23%) 105 (29%) 75 (21%) 88 (25%) 77 (21%) 94 (27%) 0.90 0.28 0.21 0.09
Waist circumference men ≤94 cm, women ≤80 cm, n (%) 75 (21%) 99 (27%) 88 (25%) 90 (26%) 82 (23%) 87 (25%) 0.28 0.29 0.86 0.54
Systolic blood pressure ≤140 mm Hg, n (%) 248 (68%) 267 (73%) 256 (72%) 228 (65%) 264 (75%) 211 (61%) 0.02 <0.001 0.05 <0.001
LDL cholesterol ≤2.5 mmol/L, n (%) 247 (68%) 247 (68%) 284 (80%) 241 (69%) 263 (74%) 222 (64%) 0.073 0.11 0.001 0.007
Current smoker*, n (%) 169 (46%) 156 (43%) 77 (22%) 72 (21%) 83 (23%) 85 (25%) <0.001 <0.001 0.78 0.72
Physical activity ≥30 min, ≥5 times per week, n (%) 185 (51%) 185 (50%) 257 (70%) 202 (55%) 239 (66%) 192 (52%) <0.001 0.60 <0.001 <0.001
Alcohol consumption men ≤3 units per day, women ≤2 units per day, n (%) 347 (95%) 340 (93%) 346 (97%) 336 (95%) 346 (97%) 331 (95%) 0.02 0.004 0.27 0.35
Vegetables ≥200 g per day, n (%) 260 (71%) 243 (66%) 283 (80%) 250 (71%) 286 (80%) 244 (70%) <0.001 0.10 0.02 0.007
Fruit ≥2 pieces per day, n (%) 292 (80%) 307 (84%) 337 (95%) 303 (86%) 332 (93%) 292 (84%) <0.001 0.58 <0.001 <0.001
Other parameters
 Triglyceride ≤2.0 mmol/L, n (%) 291 (80%) 291 (80%) 287 (80%) 280 (80%) 277 (78%) 279 (81%) 0.052 0.80 0.93 0.41
 HDL cholesterol ≥1.0 mmol/L, n (%) 212 (58%) 207 (57%) 242 (68%) 233 (67%) 243 (69%) 237 (69%) <0.001 <0.001 0.75 0.99
 Diastolic blood pressure ≤90 mmHg, n (%) 313 (86%) 319 (87%) 310 (87%) 291 (83%) 297 (84%) 276 (80%) 0.73 0.005 0.14 0.14
 Total cholesterol ≤4.5 mmol/L, n (%) 257 (70%) 255 (70%) 280 (78%) 247 (70%) 254 (71%) 251 (73%) 0.93 0.67 0.02 0.74

Data are n (%).

*Number of patients currently smoking, data presented at baseline represents smoking status prior to index event.