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. 2015 Jun 25;6(6):874–879. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i6.874

Table 4.

Percentage of practice of evidence-based medicine cohort attaining trial standards compared to original study treatment arms

Intensive arm POEM 1 post implementation POEM 2 P value (intensive vs POEM 2)
Steno-2
SBP ≤ 130 mmHg 45% 34% 36% 0.07
DBP ≤ 80 mmHg 70% 67% 67% 0.51
TC ≤ 4.5 mmol/L 72% 36% 54% < 0.001
HbA1c ≤ 6.5% 15% 13% 15% 1.000
Aspirin 73% 83% 88% < 0.001
Statin 71% 52% 69% 0.66
ACEI 66% 66% 58% 0.09
ARB 39% 10% 20% < 0.001
Either ACEI/ARB 58% 73% 74% 0.001
UKPDS
SBP ≤ 144 mmHg 50% 58% 73% < 0.001
DBP ≤ 82 mmHg 50% 73% 74% < 0.001
HbA1c ≤ 7% 50% 22% 29% < 0.001

POEM: Practice of evidence-based medicine; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; UKPDS: United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study.