Table 3.

Meta-analysis of the odds of patients remaining at high risk

Outcomes	Studies, n	OR (95% CI)	Heterogeneity
			P-value	I2, %
General practice-based studies
TC17,26,29,31	4	0.63 (0.50 to 0.79)	0.09	50
SBP16,26	2	0.59 (0.28 to 1.23)	0.01	84
DBP16,26,29,31	4	0.63 (0.53 to 0.74)	0.25	26
BMI16,26,29,31	4	0.89 (0.81 to 0.98)	0.59	0
Smoking16,26,27,29,31	5	0.91 (0.82 to 1.02)	0.04	58
Total mortality26–29	4	1.03 (0.90 to 1.18)	0.36	7
CVD mortality27–29	3	1.30 (1.02 to 1.66)	0.34	7
Non-practice-based studies
Smoking18–20	3	0.94 (0.87 to 1.03)	0.34	7
Total mortality19–24	6	1.00 (0.93 to 1.08)	0.05	54
CVD mortality19–24	6	1.02 (0.92 to 1.13)	0.11	44

BMI = body mass index. CVD = cardiovascular disease. DBP = diastolic blood pressure. SBP = systolic blood pressure. TC = total cholesterol.