Skip to main content
. 2015 Dec 16;5(12):e009504. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009504

Table 3.

Clinical measures managed per guidelines between the identified hotspot locations and the surrounding areas

Clinical measure Within guidelines
Hotspot location Rest of the sample
n=111 Count (%) n=1072 Count (%) p Value
HbA1c 67 (60.4) 561 (52.3) 0.11
Cholesterol 30 (27.0) 261 (24.3) 0.53
LDL 27 (24.3) 225 (21.9) 0.41
Systolic 49 (44.1) 463 (45.1) 0.85
Diastolic 65 (58.6) 644 (62.7) 0.76
HDL 54 (48.6) 453 (44.1) 0.70
Triglycerides 28 (25.2) 416 (40.5) 0.005*
BMI 19 (17.1) 163 (15.9) 0.60

*p Value with a significance of ≤0.05.

BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycosylated haemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipid; LDL, low-density lipid.