Table 1.
Baseline information
| Complex intervention (A) | Simplex intervention (B) | |
|---|---|---|
| General practitioners | ||
| No | 47 | 42 |
| Patients | ||
| No | 1849 | 1674 |
| Mean age (years) | 63.8 ± 9.3 | 63.4 ± 9.1 |
| No (%) female sex | 993/1846 (53.8) | 857/1672 (51.3) |
| No (%) of smokers | 385/1809 (21.3) | 300/1645 (18.2) |
| Mean BP systolic (mmHg) | 137.8 ± 17.0 | 138.7 ± 16.9 |
| Mean BP diastolic (mmHg) | 81.5 ± 9.6 | 82.3 ± 9.2 |
| Mean Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 216.0 ± 43.0 | 219.4 ± 44.8 |
| No (%) with diabetes mellitus | 623/1845 (33.8) | 485/1671 (29.0) |
| No (%) renal failure | 73/1841 (4.0) | 56/1670 (3.4) |
| Mean 10-year risk of cardiovascular mortality | 0.104 (±0.094) | 0.099 (±0.088) |
| No (%) with manifest CVD (secondary prevention) | 430/1755 (24.5) | 340/1600 (21.3) |
| No (%) with ischemic heart disease | 286/1845 (15.5) | 236/1673 (14.1) |
| No (%) with cerebrovascular disease | 107/1840 (5.8) | 99/1672 (5.9) |
| No (%) peripheral artery disease | 122/1841 (6.6) | 87/1669 (5.29) |
| No (%) with no CVD (primary prevention) | 1325/1755 (75.5) | 1260/1600 (78.8) |
| No (%) with low CVR (10 year risk of cardiovascular mortality < 5%) | 495/1755 (28.2) | 488/1600 (30.5) |
| No (%) with high CVR (10 year risk of cardiovascular mortality ≥ 5%) | 830/1755 (47.3) | 772/1600 (48.3) |
Quantitative values are expressed as the mean ± SD.